Charles Carroll Glover

Title

Charles Carroll Glover

Description

Charles Carroll Glover was a business man who advocated for the development of parks in Washington, DC, during the late 1800s. In 1881, he called a meeting of fellow businessmen to propose transforming the Potomac flats, a tidal marsh area, into a public park. He continued to promote the idea, even meeting personally with President Grover Cleveland, until the land was formally declared a public park in 1897. Today the Lincoln Memorial and Jefferson Memorial are just a few of the national monuments that reside on the flats.

Creator

Charles Carroll Glover

Source

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original photograph.

Coverage

1860-1889

birthday

11/04/1846

Theme

building the mall

design & monuments