| Abstract: | More than 51,000 acres within the National Capital Region (NCR) are administered by the National Park Service (NPS). These parks consist of parkways, trails, statues, monuments, memorials, historic sites, scenic areas, theatres, parks for performing arts, and Civil War battlefields. Although largely established for historical and cultural resources, each park is situated on a landscape that is influenced by bedrock and surficial geology of the central Appalachian mid-Atlantic region. Geologic mapping and field studies conducted for over 130 years are summarized here to provide the earliest history of the parklands. The age, type, names, and the interpreted origin of the rocks, as well as the processes active in the formation of surficial deposits and the landscape are discussed. These data are intended for educational and interpretative programs for visitors as well as the management of natural resources. |
| Genre: | USGS Numbered Series |
| ProdID: | 76846 |
| Citation Author: | Southworth, Scott; Denenny, Danielle |
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| Citation Language: | ENGLISH |
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| Citation LatN: | 0390510 |
| Citation LatS: | 0383859 |
| Citation LonE: | -0764817 |
| Citation LonW: | -0771740 |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 32 |
| Citation Online Only Flag: | Y |
| Citation Phsyical Description: | 32 p.; plate, 48 x 42 in. |
| Citation Projection: | UTM Zone 18N NAD 83 |
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| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 2005-1331 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Geologic map of the national parks in the National Capital region, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia; 2006; OFR; 2005-1331; Southworth, Scott; Denenny, Danielle |
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| Citation Year: | 2006 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Geologic map of the national parks in the National Capital region, Washington, D.C., Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia; 2006; OFR; 2005-1331; Southworth, Scott; Denenny, Danielle |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00 -0500 |
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