various groups wrestling for control over the Washington National Monument Society threw a wrench into work on the memorial. Then, between 1856 and 1876, with the Civil War, construction largely ...

In 1833, the Washington National Monument Society formed to raise funds. Architect Robert Mills was chosen to design an ...

On Dec. 6, 1884 — 36 years after construction had begun — the 3,300-pound aluminum capstone was placed atop the obelisk, making the Washington Monument, at 555 feet, the world’s tallest ...

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

1880: Construction resumes. 1884: Finished at 555 feet, 5⅛ inches, the tallest building in the world at the time. You can find the National Park Service’s complete Washington Monument ...