The view of Reagan National Airport terminals B and C and from Gravelly Point. Airplane taking off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as seen looking south from the Mount Vernon Trail at Gravelly Point.
The paved Mount Vernon Trail travels through the area.[1] A rugby pitch hosts high school rugby matches.[2] The area also has a boat launch[3] and a Capital Bikeshare dock.
Gravelly Point is a popular spot for plane spotters[4][5] and others to watch planes take off and land from Reagan National Airport. Airplanes pass between 100 and 200 feet overhead when landing on Runway 19 or taking off from Runway 1.
A couple at Gravelly Point watching an airplane approach Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from the north.Airplane passing over Gravelly Point while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from the north.
History
In 1746, a house and property near Gravelly Point were owned by Gerrard Alexander, whose family were the namesakes of Alexandria, Virginia.[6][7] In 1778, the house was part of a slave-tilled farm named Abingdon, and was purchased by John Parke Custis, the son of Martha Washington and stepson of George Washington.[6] Martha Washington's granddaughter Eleanor Parke Custis was later born on the farm.[6]
In 1930, a house at Abingdon was destroyed by fire and its ruins stabilized.[6]
Proposed renaming
Since 2016, Rep. Jody Hice (R-GA-10) has introduced four unsuccessful bills in the United States House of Representatives to rename Gravelly Point as Nancy Reagan Memorial Park. H.R. 5457, introduced in 2016, was referred by the House Committee on Natural Resources to a subcommittee and proceeded no further.[8][9][10] H.R. 553, introduced in 2017, received approval from the Natural Resources Committee on January 17, 2018, in a party-line vote but saw no further action.[11][12][13] H.R. 308, introduced in 2019, was referred by the Natural Resources Committee to a subcommittee which took no further action.[14] H.R. 4364, introduced in 2021, was referred by the Natural Resources Committee to a subcommittee and has seen no further action as of October2022[update].[15]
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