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How George Washington Carver National Monument became first monument dedicated to an African American and first to a non-president
Just months after he died in 1943, the George Washington Carver National Monument was founded and in July 1953 when it was officially dedicated, it became the first monument dedicated to an ...
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument - Virginia
George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Eastern Virginia offers the opportunity to explore the birthplace of ...
Dayton Daily News3d
Part of Main Street in downtown Dayton closes for weeks for lighting upgrades
The Private Fair monument is on a traffic island in the middle of North Main Street in downtown Dayton, between Monument Avenue and First Street. This section of Main Street will be closed down to ...
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Washington Monument
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 ...
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Protesters tear down monument to George Washington in Portland, Oregon — CBS
MOSCOW, June 19. /TASS/. Protesters in Portland, Oregon, toppled a statue of George Washington, America’s first president, who led the country from 1789 to 1797, CBS reported Friday. The bronze ...
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Is it really necessary to shut down all the monuments in Washington?
In an otherwise depressing day of Washington nonsense, it was a story to warm your heart: Two groups of World War II veterans were able to spend some time Tuesday at the National World War II ...