Edward J. Kelly Park

Edward J. Kelly Park

Discus Thrower statue in Edward J. Kelly Park

Location within Washington, D.C.

Location Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′41″N 77°02′46″W / 38.8947°N 77.0461°W / 38.8947; -77.0461Coordinates: 38°53′41″N 77°02′46″W / 38.8947°N 77.0461°W / 38.8947; -77.0461

Edward J. Kelly Park is a park located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The park is located at the southeast corner of Virginia Avenue and 21st Street NW.

On Janaury 17, 1959, Secretary of the Interior Fred A. Seaton named the park after Edward J. Kelly, former superintendent of National Capital Parks.[1] Kelly had died on December 9, 1958.[1]

The park is the site of the bronze sculpture Discus Thrower.

Rally

In April 2011, without a continuing budget passed by Congress, 800,000 federal employees seemed to be soon on unpaid furlough during an imminent shutdown.[2] A group of federal employees, many from the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development, gathered at a rally to protest the imminent furloughs.[2] The rally was organized by the American Foreign Service Association.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Park Named for Edward J. Kelly". The Washington Post. January 18, 1959. p. B2.
  2. 1 2 Rein, Lisa; Davidson, Joe; Ruane, Michael E. "Sorting out who gets to keep working". The Washington Post. April 8, 2011. p. A4.
  3. ↑ Losey, Stephen (April 8, 2011). "Feds sing National Anthem at anti-shutdown rally". Federal Times. OCLC 1569042. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
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