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  2. Washington Monument - Wikipedia

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    Print of the proposed Washington Monument by architect Robert Mills, c. 1845 –1848 Bronze statue of George Washington in the monument's western alcove. George Washington (1732–1799), hailed as the father of his country, and as the leader who was "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen", as Maj. Gen. 'Light-Horse Harry' Lee eulogized at Washington's December ...

  3. Washington Monument State Park - Wikipedia

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    November 3, 1972. Washington Monument State Park is a public recreation area located approximately one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Boonsboro, Maryland. The park preserves the Washington Monument, a 40-foot-tall (12 m) tower honoring George Washington, the first President of the United States. The monument sits along the Appalachian Trail near ...

  4. Virginia Washington Monument - Wikipedia

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    The Washington Monument features a 21-foot (6.4 m), 18,000-pound (8,200 kg) bronze statue of George Washington on horseback. Below Washington, (finished after the American Civil War) includes statues of six other noted Virginians who took part in the American Revolution: Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, Andrew Lewis, John Marshall, George Mason, and Thomas Nelson Jr. [3] The lowest level has ...

  5. On this day in history, October 9, 1888, the Washington ... - AOL

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    Built in two phases in 1848 and 1884 and subsequently dedicated in 1885, the Washington Monument — a marble-faced granite obelisk that honors the first U.S. president, George Washington ...

  6. President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home - Wikipedia

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    The historic cottage, built in the Gothic revival style, was constructed from 1842 to 1843 as the home of George Washington Riggs, who went on to establish the Riggs National Bank in Washington, D.C. Lincoln lived in the cottage June to November 1862 through 1864 and during the first summer living there, Lincoln drafted the preliminary draft of the Emancipation Proclamation.

  7. List of Smithsonian museums - Wikipedia

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    1 - National Museum of African American History and Culture. 2 - National Museum of American History. 3 - National Museum of Natural History. 4 - Smithsonian Institution Building (The Castle) 5 - Freer Gallery of Art. 6 - Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. 7 - National Museum of African Art. 8 - Arts and Industries Building.