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Today, a 306-foot high monument stands on the former site of the depot, second only to the 555-foot high Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., as the tallest unreinforced masonry building in ...
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 ...
The Washington Monument and the U.S. Capitol building are visible on the obverse. The allegorical scene on the obverse of the History Instructing Youth note portrays a woman (History) instructing a young boy (Youth) about United States history. [3] The woman is on the left of the obverse and the boy is to her left. [1]
Robert Mills (August 12, 1781 – March 3, 1855) was an American architect and cartographer best known for designing both the first Washington Monument in Baltimore, Maryland, as well as the better known Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. He is sometimes said to be the first native-born American to be professionally trained as an architect.
The original cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Baltimore, thought to be long lost, was discovered last week while crews dug for a sewage tank. "We discovered the Historic time capsule ...
Norman David Mayer (March 31, 1916 – December 9, 1982) was an American anti-nuclear weapons activist who was shot and killed by the United States Park Police after threatening to blow up the Washington Monument.
This $675,000 home in Sherman Hills has historic ties to the Iowa State Capitol and the Washington Monument. Where: 808 19th St., Des Moines Asking price: $675,000
The first train to arrive in Broken Bow, Nebraska, August 26, 1886 B&MR Stock certificate, cancelled 1872 Map showing connections to harbors via the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, 1888. The Burlington and Missouri River Railroad was incorporated in Burlington, Iowa in 1852. It commenced operations on January 1, 1856, with only a few ...