It was built with marble, blue gneiss, and granite. Six years later, the Washington National Monument Society ran out of money, and construction stopped for the next 25 years. In 1876, the US ...

In 1943 when Congress okayed the establishment of The George Washington Carver National Monument, it was a powerful tribute ...

Monuments, meanwhile, typically pay homage to figures or events. From the memorials dotting Washington, D.C.'s National Mall to the Communist-era statues in Budapest’s Memento Park, these ...

The Washington Monument State Park is open to visitors eager to learn more about US history as well as those ... several markers detailing important facts about this historic park.