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Washington Monument

Gettysburg monuments credit Todd Welsh/BPE
National News 

Confederate Monuments at Gettysburg Did Not Offend Union Veterans

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Daniel Carroll Toomey

With the current attack on American history I never mentioned to anyone that my greatest fear was someday someone would

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National News 

Apollo 11 tribute ‘Go for the Moon’ set for National Mall

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 Michael Jordan

An image of the Apollo 11 Saturn V rocket cast upon one side of the Washington Monument. (Mike Jordan/BPE) WASHINGTON

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Baltimore News 

Baltimore’s Washington Monument ready for rededication

July 3, 2015 Rebecca Smith

On Wednesday the Baltimore Post-Examiner got a sneak peek of the newly refurbished Washington Monument. The monument – which has

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Baltimore News 

Baltimore’s Washington Monument set to reopen with rededication, country fair

July 1, 2015July 3, 2015 Anthony C. Hayes

John Quincy Adams’ brief visit to Baltimore in 1827 is mostly remembered today for a heartfelt toast which inspired one

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Baltimore News 

Baltimore Washington Monument time capsules yield trove of artifacts

June 2, 2015June 2, 2015 Anthony C. Hayes

 A Holy Bible was among the artifacts found in a glass jar in the 1815 cornerstone. (Anthony C. Hayes) Two

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Backstory Blogs 

Flowermart back in Baltimore

May 4, 2013May 4, 2013 Bill Hughes

Hey, it must be Spring! The Flowermart is back in town, surrounding the Washington Monument at historic Mount Vernon Place.

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Literature Rail Rides and True Adventures Serial Novels 

Riding on the CSX Southbound through Washington DC

July 7, 2012July 7, 2012 Abdul Rahimov

Some days you can’t put it off any longer. I had found a storage facility for my repeatedly vandalized car,

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U.S. National Debt

The current U.S. national debt:
$40,084,090,785,446

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