The entire reclaimed area formerly known as the Potomac Flats, together with the tidal reservoirs, are made and declared a public park, under the name of the Potomac Park, and to be forever held and used as a park for the recreation and pleasure of the people.
D.C. Code § 10-147
Potomac Park — Establishment
Mar. 3, 1897, 29 Stat. 624, ch. 375
Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.