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After President Theodore Roosevelt's death on January 6, 1919, citizens wanted to establish a memorial in his honor. The 91 acre wooded island in the Potomac seemed the perfect place. The Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association purchased the island in 1932. Congress approved funds in 1960 and the memorial was dedicated on October 27, 1967.

This island park dedicated to our 26^th President, an ardent conservationist, offers two and a half miles of trails, nature tours and the Roosevelt memorial statue.

The park is open to the public daily, dawn to dusk. For more information, call (202) 285-2598.