Wolf Trap in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 30, 2011

1. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Marker

Inscription. In 1966, Catherine Filene Shouse donated her farmland to the U.S. Government to create Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts… a nature oasis near our nation’s capital where great artists and people of all ages would come out to play. We honor those whose contributions ensure that her legacy continues today.

“Wolf Trap has a destiny. It reaches out for people asking that they restore their sprints at its theatre, on its hillsides, in the woods or by the stream… And it can grow in scope and meaningfulness to the extent of one’s imagination and support.”
Catherine Filene Shouse
Wolf Trap Founder, 1896-1994

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1966.

Location. 38° 56.232′ N, 77° 15.942′ W. Marker is in Wolf Trap, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It can be reached from Trap Road (Virginia Route 676) north of Dulles Toll Road ( Route 267), on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1551 Trap Road, Vienna VA 22182, United States

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of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: This is Meadowlark! (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Springhouse (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ash Grove (approx. 0.9 miles away); A Fairfax Legacy (approx. one mile away); The Means-Ware Farm (approx. one mile away); Metasequoia glyptostroboides (approx. one mile away); The Cabin (approx. one mile away); Gardiner C. Means and Caroline F. Ware (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wolf Trap.

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 30, 2011

2. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 30, 2011

3. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 30, 2011

4. Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 688 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 27, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.