MEDIA TOUR: Exclusive Preview of the NEW U.S. Park Police Horse Stables and Education Center on the National Mall Before it Opens to the Public

Media Tour: Exclusive Preview of the NEW U.S. Park Police Horse Stables and Education Center on the National Mall Before it Opens to the Public

A NEW HOME FOR THE HORSES JUST IN TIME FOR CHERRY BLOSSOM SEASON

FOR GUIDANCE AND PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY - NOT FOR BROADCAST

For Immediate Release – March 9, 2023

Media Contacts:

Julie Moore
Trust for the National Mall
202-297-6106                                               
jmoore@nationalmall.org

Mike Litterst
National Park Service
202-306-4166
mike_litterst@nps.gov





WHAT: Media Tour of the NEW United States Park Police (USPP) Horse Stables and Education Center, an exciting project made possible by supporters of the Trust for the National Mall. The Trust replaced the old USPP Horse Stables, originally built as a temporary facility in 1976 for the Bicentennial celebration on the National Mall. The new facility will provide a sustainable, state-of-the art new home for the horses and officers of the Mounted Unit. The brand new, adjacent 1,000 square-foot Education Center will welcome the public to see the horses and learn about the history of the Mounted Unit on the National Mall. Importantly, the project also creates a permanent and accessible path to connect the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial directly to the core of the National Mall.  

The new Education Center is slated to open to welcome the public in June 2023, in time for the summer tourism season.  U.S. Park Police Horse Stables and Education Center — Trust for the National Mall 

WHEN: Media Preview – Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

WHERE: USPP Horse Stables and Education Center Site, near Home Front Drive on the National Mall (Enter on Independence Avenue, ample truck parking available. Located between the DC War Memorial and Korean War Veterans Memorial.)

WHO:

  • LIEUTENANT ANNA ROSE, Commander, USPP Mounted Unit on the National Mall  

  • CATHERINE TOWNSEND, Trust for the National Mall President & CEO  

  • TERESA DURKIN, Trust for the National Mall Executive Vice President 

  • MIKE LITTERST, Chief of Communications, National Park Service for the National Mall and Memorial Parks 

  • HORSES AND OFFICERS, Mounted Unit 

RSVP: If attending, please email: comms@nationalmall.org

CONTACTS:

 Julie Moore                                                                                                          Mike Litterst

 Trust for the National Mall                                                                                 National Park Service

 202-297-6106                                                                                                       202-306-4166

 jmoore@nationalmall.org                                                                                mike_litterst@nps.gov

ABOUT THE TRUST FOR THE NATIONAL MALL: As the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan philanthropic partner of the National Park Service dedicated to restoring, enriching and preserving the National Mall, the Trust brings expertise, private funding and in-kind support to ensure that the National Mall endures and evolves as a vibrant space for all. To learn more and to support our mission visit: www.nationalmall.org | information@nationalmall.org | @thenationalmall

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