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45 people are interested
Old Post Office Tower Docent
ORGANIZATION: National Park Service - National Mall & Memorial Parks
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45 people are interested
Volunteers will assist the National Park Service staff in the operation and interpretation of the Old Post Office Tower. Volunteers may staff one of the information stations located at the entrance, tower, or in the exhibit area. This includes providing information and answering visitor's questions of the Old Post Office Tower and providing directions to other areas of interest in the area. Volunteers are also needed to assist in the library.
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About National Park Service - National Mall & Memorial Parks
Location:
750 Buckeye Dr, Washington, DC 20024, US
Mission Statement
The National Park Service Preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education and inspiration of this and future generations. The park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world .
Description
The Washington that you see today had its birth two centuries ago in a rational yet visionary design unprecedented in its scale. Pierre Charles L'Enfant's plan for the city and its core mall area was influenced by urban planning then current in Euproe and neoclassical landscape design exemplified by Versalles. Brilliantly adapting those ideas to Washington's terrain, L'Enfant placed the Capitol on Jenkins Hill and the "Presidents House" on a lower terrace then overlooking the Potomac River. Between them ran Pennsylvania Avenue, to symbolize the spearate but connected branches of government. The spirit of that plan lives in the city still.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NWWashington, DC 20024
DATE POSTED
December 12, 2018
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 8 hours per month