Urban Wilderness

Historical marker location:

Theodore Roosevelt Island, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Upland Trail, 0.2 miles north of Swamp Trail, on the right when traveling north.)

Theodore Roosevelt Island. George Washington Memorial Parkway, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

The District has been the site of many historic protests and marches: Because of its status as the nation's capital, Washington, D.C. has been the site of numerous demonstrations and marches throughout U.S. history, including the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 and the Women's March in 2017.