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A Great Obelisk
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Length:
20 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1833, a small organization formed with the purpose to fund and build a monument "unparalleled in the world," in honor of once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States. Its completion, and its history, not unlike the Statue of Liberty, was fraught with funding issues, construction delays, and outside forces seemingly teamed against it. Today on America's National Parks, the Washington Monument, part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks in Washington, D.C.
Released:
Feb 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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