In July 1827, residents of Boonsboro, Maryland, built the majority of the Washington Monument ... looks at the Boonsboro monument, he thinks of the people who first built it.

The Washington Monument is a globally iconic image of the United States. But it grew to its stature in fits and starts. "From the first, the society had trouble collecting money," historian John ...

The plans for the structure began in 1835, as The Washington National Monument Society appointed ... Polk, former first lady Dolley Madison, and future presidents James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson ...

The Washington Monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885, the day before the first president’s 153rd birthday. (The surprising, art-filled tale of the Lincoln Memorial.) Since then ...

As the first monument to Washington, its cornerstone was laid July 4, 1815, rather than Washington’s birthday. When it was found about 200 years later, inside was a newspaper folded open to a ...