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 ...

The picture in the social media post shows the Washington Monument in daylight with a helicopter flying by it. Several Washingtonians chimed in, admitting they were almost fooled by the post.

It wasn’t until 1833 that a group of citizens including Eliza Hamilton, Dolley Madison, Louisa Adams and others formed the Washington National Monument Society. By 1836, the group had elected a ...

The George Washington monument used to sit at the old junior high school. When the building was demolished, the monument was saved because of the history it holds. Patty Swango, who’s a part of ...