Washington, D.
C.\'s Rock Creek Park stands as a wild and wonderful natural gem among a burgeoning metropolis.
From the cabin of eccentric poet.
The park\'s grounds were the site of the bloody Civil War Battle of Fort Stevens, and presidents like Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson exercised and picnicked in the park the same way many visitors do today.
But while local residents flock to its trails and roads on weekends to hike, jog and bicycle, they are largely unaware of its diverse history.
Washington, D.
C.\'s Rock Creek Park stands as a wild and wonderful natural gem among a burgeoning metropolis