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Washington Monument State Park is a public recreation area located approximately one mile (1.6 km) southeast of Boonsboro, Maryland. The park preserves the Washington Monument , a 40-foot-tall (12 m) tower honoring George Washington , the first President of the United States .
A typical plaque found on properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of sites, buildings, structures, districts, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value".
Washington Monument and Mount Vernon Place (defined as the city square of the monument and the cruciform-shaped area of parks radiating north, south, east and west) [9] Peabody Institute, 1-21 E. Mount Vernon Place [9] Thomas-Jencks-Gladding House, 1 W. Mount Vernon Place [9] George Howard House, 8 E. Madison Street
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 ...
The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States, victorious commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783 in the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
Washington Place (Baltimore) – part of a set of four matching squares/parks around the circle of the Washington Monument. Washington Place are the two squares/parks along Charles Street's north–south axis, and the intersecting other squares/parks are along East and West Monument Street, also known as Mount Vernon Place on the east–west ...
The Washington Monument viewed from the Tidal Basin during the National Cherry Blossom Festival in April 2018 Washington, D.C. is located on the north side of the Potomac River. It is bordered on three sides by Maryland and by Northern Virginia to its southwest. Washington, D.C., is located in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast.
The Monument, a colossal landmark column, was designed by American architect Robert Mills (1781–1855), who also designed the later Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Construction began in 1815 on land donated by Colonel John Eager Howard (1752–1827), from his extensive "Belvidere" estate just north of Baltimore Town, and the masonry work was completed by 1829.