Dupont Park

Dupont Park is a residential neighborhood located in southeast Washington, D.C. It is bounded by Fort Dupont Park to the north, Pennsylvania Avenue SE to the south, Branch Avenue to the west, and Fort Davis Park to the east. The neighborhood civic association uses Fairlawn Avenue and the Anacostia Freeway as the western boundary of the neighborhood.[1]

This article is about the Washington D.C. neighborhood. For the state park in Delaware, see Fort DuPont State Park. For the National Park in Washington, D.C., see Fort Dupont Park.
Dupont Park
Neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Dupont Park within the District of Columbia
Dupont Park within the District of Columbia
CountryUnited States
DistrictWashington, D.C.
WardWard 7
Government
 • CouncilmemberVincent C. Gray
Fort Dupont Park Ice Rink

Dupont Park is nestled into the parkland of Fort Davis and Fort Dupont Parks, the grounds of two Civil War-era forts that were constructed for the defense of Washington. The year-round Fort Dupont Ice Arena used for ice-skating and hockey is also located in this area.

Dupont Park is a distinct neighborhood from the nearby Fort Dupont, although both border the park and take their name from it. Neither should Dupont Park be confused with Dupont Circle, a more commercial neighborhood in the Northwest quadrant.


References
Notes
  1. McGraw, Eliza (February 28, 2014). "Dupont Park is seeing transition after transition in Southeast D.C." The Washington Post.
Sources
  • Equilibar, LLC (2016). "Dupont State Recreational Forest". Friends of Dupont Forest.

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