Lincoln Park is an
urban park located in the
Capitol Hill neighborhood of
Washington, D.C. The largest Capitol Hill Park,
Pierre L'Enfant included it in his original 1791 plan for the District of Columbia, intending it for public use. L'Enfant planned it to be the point from which all distances in
North America would be measured, although it was not ultimately utilized for this purpose. It was known historically as
Lincoln Square.