The White House appears to have deleted language indicating President Donald Trump eliminated two national monuments in a recent executive order, following criticism from local officials over ...
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 ...
Fall 1854: By the end of the building season, the Washington Monument stood 152 feet tall and the Washington National Monument Society had exhausted all funds for the project. 1861: The monument ...