Natural feature
Hains Point
Flat riverside point of reclaimed parkland with a looping road, bike path, and sweeping Potomac views.
0:00≈ 2 min
Location
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About this audio guide
This guide to Hains Point in Washington, D.C. centers on a warm Memorial Day evening in 1992, when a postal carrier and Army veteran named Chet Matthews sat alone in his parked car on Ohio Drive, and a group of men drove in from Arlington that night looking for someone to rob along the isolated loop road. It also traces Peter Hains, the army engineer this point is named for, who spent decades dredging the land out of Potomac swamp so the city could breathe. Best heard while walking the loop road itself, along the river.
This audio guide was created using AI.