The Washington Monument L’Enfant’s initial framework ... engineers reported the base couldn’t support the weight of the final structure. Fortunately, workers were able to rectify the problem ...

At the western end of the National Mall, the Washington Monument towers over our country’s capital. The 555-foot obelisk—a four-sided stone pillar with a pyramid-shaped top—was built to ...

Even if you're only in town for a short trip, visiting the Washington Monument and the White House – two marble symbols of the U.S. – is a must for any first-time D.C. visitor. Standing just ...

A tractor-trailer, while trying to turn at the historic War Memorial Monument in downtown Elizabethton, destroyed a cannon ...

A stone donated by Wilmington's Thalian Association in 1851 is located inside the Washington Monument. The stone, carved by James McClarahan, features a portrait of William Shakespeare and the ...