In July 1827, residents of Boonsboro, Maryland, built the majority of the Washington Monument in just one day. Dorvall Bedford On the morning of July 4, 1827, residents of Boonsboro, Maryland ...

The Washington Monument L’Enfant’s initial framework for Washington was largely ignored for decades, as the district remained ...

The Washington Monument, which has been closed for renovations for the last three years, is ready to open to the public again. Yesterday the park service held a ceremony to announce the opening ...

The plans for the structure began in 1835, as The Washington National Monument Society appointed bonded agents to collect funds from the public for construction of a monument to George Washington.

Up 227 dimly lit, winding steps, the view from the top of the fully restored Washington Monument offers a picturesque scene of Baltimore and the four surrounding squares in Mount Vernon below.

Columnist Scott McMurren said a visit to Washington, D.C., may embolden you to better understand where you’ve come from, to appreciate where you are in America today and to plot a course for how you ...

George Washington Birthplace National Monument is launching the summer with “Washington’s Call to Command,” a two-day event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army and honoring George ...

It wasn’t until the early 1830s that serious planning commenced for the Washington Monument, Washington’s first major memorial, which owed its origins to L’Enfant’s drawings. After the ...