At the western end of the National Mall, the Washington Monument towers over our country’s capital. The 555-foot obelisk—a four-sided stone pillar with a pyramid-shaped top—was built to ...

The Washington Monument L’Enfant’s initial framework ... consequently stalling the construction of the Lincoln Memorial. The proposed location for the monument didn’t make sense to Cannon ...

It wasn’t until 1833 that a group of citizens including Eliza Hamilton, Dolley Madison, Louisa Adams and others formed the Washington National Monument Society. By 1836, the group had elected a ...

According to the website for Thalian Association Community Theatre, the stone was carved by Wilmington sculptor James ...

This is the location where George Washington Birthplace National Monument exists. The original house George was born in has not survived the times. On Christmas Day in 1779, the house burned to ...