Some of the most iconic memorials that grace Washington, D.C., drawing millions of visitors every year, only narrowly survived being scrapped altogether. In 1791, Pierre L'Enfant drew up designs ...

Completed in 1884 at 555 feet ... views from its observation deck to over 600,000 annual visitors. The Washington Monument is ...

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