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27-581: It is located on Ohio Drive , Southwest, Washington, D.C. , in West Potomac Park (next to the boundary of East Potomac Park ), south of the Tidal Basin near the north end of the 14th Street Bridge . Decorations on the 7-foot (2.1 m) tall urn include an eagle with its wings outstretched and human figures depicted in a neoclassical style . It once stood atop a column of marble in Havana , to commemorate

54-585: A defining feature of Ohio Drive. In the 1930s, a large grove of Yoshino cherry trees were planted on both sides of the street in the northwestern corner of West Potomac Park. From 1966 to 1968, more than 1,800 Yoshino cherry and other trees were planted along Ohio Drive SW in East Potomac Park. The trees were donated and planted by friends of President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson in honor of Lady Bird Johnson's continuing efforts at civic beautification nationwide. A plaque commemorating

81-579: A local alternative newspaper , The Washington City Paper , reported that the urn had recently been found by the Park Service abandoned in Rock Creek Park "lying on its side". The newspaper later reported that the urn was placed in East Potomac Park in 1998 following repair work that cost $ 11,000. In 2007, the urn was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It has been called one of

108-497: Is a 2-short-ton (1.8 t) stone Japanese Pagoda. The stone pagoda is a gift from the people of Yokohama, Japan , to the people of Washington, D.C. It arrived on June 19, 1957, in five separate pieces and was assembled on-site. Yokohama mayor Ryozo Kiranuma helped dedicate it once it was erected. This stone pagoda is also a contributing property to the East and West Potomac Parks Historic District. Another historic object on Ohio Drive SW

135-547: Is lined with restaurants, inns, and marinas including Washington Marina, Gangplank Marina (the only liveaboard marina in the District of Columbia), and Capital Yacht Club. The Maine Avenue Fish Market is situated at the north end of the channel, south of the 14th Street Bridge complex . The Women's Titanic Memorial , Fort Lesley J. McNair , the National Defense University , and James Creek Marina are located near

162-595: Is the First Air Mail Flight Marker. This object consists of a brass plaque attached to a boulder next to the Polo Grounds south of Ohio Drive SW. It was dedicated on May 15, 1958, by the District of Columbia to mark the spot where the aircraft took off with the first scheduled domestic air mail service. The original marker was stolen in 1969 and the plaque was replaced in 1971. Two major National Capital Parks structures are located on Ohio Drive SW. The first

189-596: Is the headquarters of the National Capital Parks Central Office, which is at 900 Ohio Drive SW. The second is the U.S. Engineers' Storehouse, also located at 900 Ohio Drive SW. This structure was designed in 1912 by the noted local architectural firm of Wood, Donn and Deming. The Mediterranean Revival style building was constructed in 1913. This building is also a contributing property to the East and West Potomac Parks Historic District. Ohio Drive should be distinguished from Ohio Avenue. Ohio Avenue

216-532: The Army Corps of Engineers to the District. The House passed the bill on July 20, 2010. The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works received the bill on the following day. Norton's bill was part of a larger plan to redevelop the Southwest Waterfront , some goals of which are "to extend docks and increase maritime activity just a short eyeshot from the U.S. Capitol building." The Coast Guard ,

243-582: The National Park Service , the urn was placed in a West Potomac Park rose garden in 1928, as directed by Congress, near the future location of the Jefferson Memorial , where it remained until the 1940s, when it was moved for the 14th Street Bridge. In 1963, it was said to be in storage. A 2009 National Park Service publication states that it was discovered in a National Park Service warehouse in 1992 and moved to its present site. However, in 1996,

270-597: The Navy , and the Army Corps of Engineers agreed that this transfer "will not affect navigation interests or adversely affect navigation safety." The area under consideration extended from the north end of the Channel to just south of the police pier, totaling 17.84399 acres (7.22121 ha) of water Crossings However, the Senate did not pass the legislation. Delegate Norton reintroduced

297-467: The United States Commission of Fine Arts , have twin globes connected to a main pole by a decorative U-shaped bracket. The main pole is octagonal in cross-sextion and 15 feet (4.6 m) high. With the bracket and globes, the lamppost's total height is 21 feet (6.4 m). As constructed, the road was one lane wide and consisted of macadam . At some point between 1916 and 1941, the portion of

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324-618: The "10 monuments you’ve probably never heard of" in the Washington, D.C., region. Ohio Drive Ohio Drive is a street in Southwest Washington, D.C. , located in East and West Potomac Parks and bordering the Tidal Basin , Washington Channel , and the Potomac River . It is a central organizing feature of East Potomac Park, providing the only major vehicular route to and through

351-636: The Maine will last forever through the centuries as will the bonds of friendship between the homeland of Cuba and the homeland of the United States of North America. — Gerardo Machado An inscription on the base reads: ESTA COPA FVE ESCVLPIDA EN VN FRAGMENTO DE LA COLVMNA DE MARMOL DEL MONVMENTO A LAS VICTIMAS DEL "MAINE". ERICIDO EN LA CIVDAD DE LA HABANA, CVYA COLVMNA FVE DERRIBADA POR EL CICLON DE 20 DE OCTVBRE DE 1926. And in English translation: This urn

378-726: The Tidal Basin via the Tidal Basin Inlet Bridge, and continues under the 14th Street Bridge and the Washington Metro Yellow Line span. The street enters and continues along the west side of East Potomac Park almost to the southern point of the island, then turns northwest up the eastern side of the island. Ohio Drive passes under 14th Street and CSX railroad tracks before ending at East Basin Drive (where that street connects to Maine Avenue ). Construction on what

405-565: The U.S. sailors and Marines who lost their lives aboard the USS Maine when it sank in Havana harbor in 1898, and the friendship and bonds between Cuba and the United States. A Spanish inscription on the urn reads: EL RECUERDO DEL "MAINE" TENDRA ETERNA DURACION DURANTE LOS SIGLOS LOS LAZOS DE LA AMISTAD ENTRE LA TIERRA DE CUBA Y LA TIERRA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS DE NORTE AMERICA GERARDO MACHADO And in English translation: The memory of

432-455: The area. Unlike most roadways named after states in the District of Columbia, Ohio Drive is not an avenue, nor it is heavily used like Wisconsin or Rhode Island Avenues . However, the segment from Independence Avenue to the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway is an important commuter route. Ohio Drive SW is a contributing property to the East and West Potomac Parks Historic District, which

459-668: The path of the old Ohio Avenue. Washington Channel The Washington Channel is a channel parallel to the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It is located between the Southwest Waterfront on the east side and East Potomac Park on the west side. The channel is two miles (3.2 km) long, receives outflow from the Tidal Basin at its north end, and empties into the Anacostia River at Hains Point at its south end. The channel's depth ranges from 8.8 feet (2.7 m) to 23 feet (7.0 m). The Washington Channel's east bank

486-489: The planting of these trees is located on the east shore of East Potomac Park on Ohio Drive. The cherry trees, according to the National Park Service , "are a major character-defining component of the landscape of East Potomac Park" and are also considered a contributing property to the East and West Potomac Parks Historic District. In 1957, another major memorial was erected on Ohio Drive SW and West Basin Drive SW. This object

513-399: The road on the east side of the island between the railroad tracks and East Potomac Park Golf Course was turned into a two-lane road divided by a boulevard. A number of important and historic structures are located on Ohio Drive SW. The West Potomac Park Polo Grounds, located between Independence Avenue SW and Ohio Drive SW, were laid out in 1908. Paved over in 1942 to provide parking for

540-531: The south end of the channel. As of August 2010, USS Sequoia —a former United States presidential yacht —is docked at a pier in the Washington Channel. On June 16, 2010, District of Columbia Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton introduced a bill (H.R. 5545) into the House of Representatives during the 111th United States Congress that would have transferred responsibility for part of the Washington Channel from

567-538: The temporary United States Department of War offices on the National Mall , the southern half was restored to athletic fields in 1943. A Women Appointed to Voluntary Emergency Services (WAVES) dormitory was constructed on the remaining parking lot in 1944. The dormitory was demolished in 1965, and the area at last completely restored to athletic fields. In 1926, the John Ericsson National Memorial

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594-516: The urn stood for many years outside the Cuban Embassy on 16th Street, N.W. , in Washington. After relations between the United States and Cuba deteriorated following Fidel Castro 's rise to power in Cuba in 1959, it disappeared from public view. It may have been stolen by " xenophobic vandals .. during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis ", or it may have been removed for a construction project. According to

621-616: Was erected on Riverside Drive SW near the Lincoln Memorial . This statue commemorates the contributions of John Ericsson , a Swedish immigrant and designer of USS Monitor ironclad warship during the American Civil War . President Calvin Coolidge and Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Västerbotten , Crown Prince of Sweden , attended the dedication ceremonies. Riverside Drive was renamed Ohio Drive by 1950. Cherry trees are also

648-578: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 1973. It is not to be confused with Ohio Avenue, which ran between 13th and 15th streets NW until the 1920s, when it was eliminated by the construction of Federal Triangle . Ohio Drive starts at the Lincoln Memorial and continues south on the west side of West Potomac Park. It crosses a small channel connecting the Potomac River to

675-533: Was part of the original L'Enfant Plan for the District of Columbia. It began on 15th Street NW, halfway between C and D Streets NW, and ran southeast (parallel to Pennsylvania Avenue ) until it reached a small plaza at 12th Street NW. The avenue was obliterated in the early 20th century by the Federal Triangle complex. The Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center , Herbert C. Hoover Building , and Internal Revenue Service Building currently sit on

702-629: Was sculpted from a fragment of the marble column of the Monument to the Victims of the Maine . Erected in the City of Havana, this column was taken down by the hurricane of October 20, 1926 . A hurricane in October 1926 knocked the marble column over where it stood in Cuba, and in 1928 the urn was sent by Cuban President Gerardo Machado to the United States and presented to President Calvin Coolidge . Some reports say

729-560: Was then known as Riverside Drive began in 1912 and was completed in 1916. A portion of it was already finished by June 1913. (President Woodrow Wilson walked along it to take in the view.) The road was nicknamed "The Speedway" from the informal horse and buggy racing that used to occur on the road. Riverside Drive in West Potomac Park was lit at night using the "Twin Twentys" lamppost . These wrought iron light standards, approved by

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