Lincoln Park is an urban park located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The largest Capitol Hill Park, Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant included it in his original 1791 plan for the Washington, D.C., intending it for public use (see: L'Enfant Plan). L'Enfant planned it to be the point from which all distances in North America would be measured, although it was not ultimately utilized for this purpose. It was known Historicly as Lincoln Square.
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