Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
- For more detailed information, see: Columbia Island (District of Columbia) § Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove.
|Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac|
LBJ Memorial Grove Monolith
|Location||Washington, D.C., USA|
|Area||17 acres (0.07 km2)|
|Established||December 28, 1973|
|Governing body||National Park Service|
|Website||LBJ Memorial Grove on the Potomac|
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac is located on Columbia Island (renamed Lady Bird Johnson Park in 1968), in Washington, D.C. The memorial honors the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson.
The grove consists of two parts. The first area, commemorative in nature, is a Texas granite monolith surrounded by a serpentine pattern of walks and trails. The second area is a grass meadow and provides a tranquil refuge for reflection and rejuvenation of the spirit. The trails are shaded by a grove of hundreds of white pine and dogwood trees, and framed by azaleas and rhododendron. The memorial overlooks the Potomac River with a vista of the city of Washington.
Visitors may listen to a recording made by Lady Bird Johnson at the entrance to the park facing The Pentagon. In the recording, the former First Lady talks about the creation of the park, the trees, and the views of major Washington D.C. landmarks.
The national memorial was authorized by Congress on December 28, 1973 (eleven months after Johnson's death on January 22) and administratively listed on the National Register of Historic Places the same day. The memorial was dedicated in April 1976. It is administered by the National Park Service, as part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
- The National Parks: Index 2001–2003. Washington: U.S. Department of the Interior.
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