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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing ArtsThe audience watches a show at the Children's Theatre-in-the-Woods.
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Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
Natural Features & Ecosystems

natural features & ecosystems includes:

Geologic Formations
Rivers and Streams
Watersheds
 
 
Wolf Trap consists of rolling hills and gently sloping areas that lead to level flood plains and stream valley. Outside the developed areas and the meadow, the park is predominantly wooded. The park also encompasses a pond, parts of two streams, floodplains, meadowland, upland hardwood forest, landscaped cultural areas and impervious paved surfaces. 
Fort Stevens  

Did You Know?
As early as the 1820s, free African Americans settled in a community called Vinegar Hill, an area now known as Brightwood. During the Civil War, Fort Stevens was built within Vinegar Hill boundaries and repulsed the only Confederate attack on the District of Columbia.

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Last Updated: July 28, 2006 at 14:58 EST