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    Oxon Cove Park & Oxon Hill Farm

    Maryland

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  • Changes to Visitor Service due to Sequestration

    Due to mandatory, across-the-board budget cuts, some visitor services in this park have changed. Please check the Plan Your Visit section for more information.

Making the Property a Park

Chronological Evolution of National Capital Parks Legislation--The Connection Between The National Capital Park Commision and the National Park Service

1924
Act Providing for a Comprehensive Development of the Park and Playground System of the National Capital

1926
Act Providing for a Comprehensive Development of the Park and Playground System of the National Capital

1930
Capper-Crampton Act

Did You Know?

ranger milking cow

An average dairy cow weighs about 1,400 pounds and can drink an average of 35 gallons of water a day -- the equivalent of a bathtub full of water!  There are six cattle that live on Oxon Hill Farm.