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  2. Six Flags America - Wikipedia

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    Six Flags America is a theme park and waterpark located in the Woodmore CDP of Prince George's County, Maryland, [2] [3] near Upper Marlboro, [4] adjacent to the Washington, DC metropolitan area . Founded as a wildlife center in 1974 by Ross Perot, ABC television operated the park as a drive-through safari called The Largo Wildlife Preserve ...

  3. Six Flags - Wikipedia

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    Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, formerly Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., is an American amusement park corporation, headquartered in Arlington, Texas. It has properties in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Six Flags owns the most theme parks and waterparks combined of any amusement-park company and has the seventh highest attendance in ...

  4. Wild Waves Theme Park - Wikipedia

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    Website. wildwaves.com. Wild Waves Theme & Water Park is an amusement park and water park in Federal Way, Washington. Opened in 1977 as The Enchanted Village (with its accompanying water park, Wild Waves, opening in 1984), [1] the park is a popular summer destination in the Pacific Northwest. The park's name was reverted to Wild Waves Water ...

  5. Women in Military Service for America Memorial - Wikipedia

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    November 13, 1982. The Women In Military Service For America Memorial, also known as Military Women's Memorial, is a memorial established by the U.S. federal government which honors women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. The memorial is located at the western end of Memorial Avenue at the entrance to Arlington National ...

  6. John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts - Wikipedia

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    The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (officially known as the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, and commonly referred to as the Kennedy Center) is the United States National Cultural Center, located on the eastern bank of the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. It was named in 1964 as a memorial to ...

  7. Washington Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Monument is a hollow Egyptian -style stone obelisk with a 500-foot-tall (152.4 m) column surmounted by a 55-foot-tall (16.8 m) pyramidion. Its walls are 15 feet (4.6 m) thick at its base and feet (0.46 m) thick at their top.

  8. Flag of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Washington D.C. consists of three red stars above two red bars on a white background. It is an armorial banner based on the coat of arms granted to Lawrence Washington ( George Washington 's 3rd great-grandfather) of Sulgrave Manor Northamptonshire, England, in 1592. [2] This coat of arms was used privately by the president in his ...

  9. The Wild One (roller coaster) - Wikipedia

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    The Wild One is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland. It features a 450° spiral helix and a series of bunny hills that produce a significant amount of air time. The wooden coaster was previously known as Giant Coaster when it was located at Paragon Park in Hull, Massachusetts. It operated there from ...