They filed onto the Washington Monument grounds at approximately 8 a.m., several holding up a sign the read “the Qs are here,” referring to the Omega symbol. “Hold that sign up,” a ...
The monument reopened in 2014, but was then closed again from 2016 to 2019 to rebuild its elevators. The National Park Service says more than 800,000 people visit the Washington Monument ...
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 ...
You can find the National Park Service’s complete Washington Monument construction timeline here. Sources: The Department of Defense, Mount Vernon, National Park Service, U.S. Senate ...
Mass firings and resignations have caused the National Park Service to lose 9% of its staff. Now, lease terminations by the administration are putting 34 field offices and facilities on the brink of ...
This National Monument encompasses the former Popes Creek Plantation which is the American ancestral home of the ...
The day started with teach-ins and a rally, and the march will proceed from the Washington Monument grounds to Union Square at 2 p.m. Satellite marches are taking place throughout the day in ...
The Smithsonian Metro stop is closest to the monument. Visit the National Park Service's Washington Monument page for more information. Home to every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800 ...