United States. National Park Service. National Capital Region

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(lcsh) National parks and reserves--Washington Region--Management

found: Its Statutes, monuments, and memorials ... 1977:t.p. (U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Capital Region)

found: Phone call to G. Scott, NPS, 4/6/87(National Capital Region, National Park Service, created 7/10/62, succeeding Region 6, National Park Service [no publs. in LC data base]; succeeded in turn by Office of National Capital Parks, an earlier 1933-62 name, on 12/5/69; subdivs. (or superintendencies) created 5/65; reverted to National Capital Region, the present name, on 10/21/76)

found: Little, B.J. National Capital Area archeological overview and survey plan, 1995:p. xiii (The National Capital Area, formerly the National Capital Region (NCR) of the National Park Service, encompasses Washington, D.C., and environs within the drainage basin of the Potomac River)

found: Dumbarton Oaks Park, Rock Creek Park, 2000:pt. 1, t.p. (U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National Capital Region)

found: Carroll's fed. dir., Mar./Apr. 1997(Department of the Interior; National Park Service; National Capital Field Area)

found: Carroll's fed. dir., May/June 1998(Department of the Interior; National Park Service; National Capital Region)

found: Culvert 235 of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, 1991:t.p. (National Park Service, National Capitol Region, Washington, D.C.)

found: Chronology of National Park Service regional structure, 1998(effective 5/31/95, National Capital Region became National Capital Field Area; in 1997, the designation "Field Area" was changed back to "Region")

found: The 58th presidential inauguration, 2017?:cover (Greater Washington National Parks)

found: Email from Assoc. Regional Director - Communications, National Capital Region, Aug. 14, 2017(National Capital Region is one of seven National Park Service geographic, administrative areas; it includes the nation's capital and surrounding area; sometimes National Capital Region is used as shorthand for National Capital Regional Office ... National Capital Regional Office is the headquarters administrative office that oversees parks and programs in the National Capital Region ... Greater Washington National Parks is a name referring collectively to national parks, monuments, etc., managed by the National Park Service in the National Capital Region; when this term is used on a publication, the item could be a product of the National Capital Regional Office or of a park acting on behalf of all/most of the parks in the region)

[This corporate body resumed its earlier name; the name National Capital Region was used July 10, 1962-Dec. 5, 1969 and Oct. 21, 1976-May 31, 1995 and 1997-present. The name Office of National Capital Parks was used Dec. 5, 1969-Oct. 21, 1976. The name National Capital Field Area was used May 31, 1995-1997.]