McPherson Square

square in Washington, D.C., United States
Place square Q1915635
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McPherson Square

Summary

McPherson Square is a square[1]. It draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (square category, ranking #145 of 1,272).[2]

Key Facts

  • McPherson Square is located in Washington, D.C.[3].
  • McPherson Square is in the country of United States[4].
  • McPherson Square's image is recorded as McPherson Square.JPG[5].
  • McPherson Square's instance of is recorded as square[6].
  • McPherson Square's instance of is recorded as urban park[7].
  • McPherson Square's maintained by is recorded as National Park Service[8].
  • McPherson Square's operator is recorded as National Park Service[9].
  • James B. McPherson is named after McPherson Square[10].
  • McPherson Square's location is recorded as Downtown Washington[11].
  • McPherson Square's postal code is recorded as 20005[12].
  • McPherson Square's part of is recorded as L'Enfant Plan[13].
  • McPherson Square's Commons category is recorded as McPherson Square[14].
  • +1791-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of McPherson Square[15].
  • McPherson Square's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 529420[16].
  • McPherson Square's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.901944444444, 'lon': -77.034111111111}[17].
  • McPherson Square's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03xwx9[18].
  • McPherson Square's located on street is recorded as K Street[19].
  • McPherson Square's authority is recorded as National Mall and Memorial Parks[20].
  • McPherson Square's official website is recorded as https://www.nps.gov/articles/600230.htm[21].
  • McPherson Square's Library of Congress Classification is recorded as G3852.M39[22].
  • McPherson Square's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[23].
  • McPherson Square's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places contributing property[24].
  • McPherson Square's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4139581[25].
  • McPherson Square's Foursquare City Guide venue ID is recorded as 4b70a5c5f964a52070272de3[26].
  • McPherson Square's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+1.66'}[27].

Body

Geography

McPherson Square is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Washington, D.C.[3]. Its part of is recorded as L'Enfant Plan[13].

Physical Characteristics

McPherson Square's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q81292', 'amount': '+1.66'}[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include square[6] and urban park[7]. Heritage statuses include National Register of Historic Places contributing property[23].

History and Context

+1791-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of McPherson Square[15]. James B. McPherson is named after it[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for McPherson Square include McPherson Square Station[28], a metro station[29], in United States[30], founded in 1977[31].

Why It Matters

McPherson Square draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (square category, ranking #145 of 1,272).[2]

Entities named for it include McPherson Square Station[28], a metro station[29], in United States[30], founded in 1977[31].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . downtowndc.org. Retrieved . downtowndc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . Who's On First. Retrieved . downtowndc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . downtowndc.org. Retrieved . downtowndc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Who's On First. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Q12013. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Geographic Names Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . DBpedia. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . nps.gov. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Library of Congress Linked Data Service. Retrieved . id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . irma.nps.gov. Retrieved . irma.nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . nps.gov. Retrieved . nps.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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