Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)

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The Washington Monument is an obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. It was built to commemorate George Washington, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first President of the United States. The monument, designed by Robert Mills and eventually completed by Thomas Casey and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, honors and memorializes George Washington at the center of the nation's capital. The structure was completed in two phases of construction, one private (1848-1854) and one public (1876-1884).
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referencedIn Project Files, ca. 1941 - 2006 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Statues, Parks, and Buildings, 1776 - 1930 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Report of the Dedication of the Washington Monument, 1885 - 1885 National Archives at Washington, D.C
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referencedIn Press Copies of Annual Reports, 1885 - 1902 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Proceedings, 9/12/1876 - 4/21/1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
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referencedIn Committee Papers, 1867 - 2011 Center for Legislative Archives
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referencedIn Letters of Application for Employment, 6/25/1878 - 10/20/1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Selected Letters, 1833 - 1924 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Letters Sent, 6/25/1878 - 10/31/1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Contracts, Vouchers, and Other Financial Records, 1877 - 1913 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Committee Papers, 1819 - 1946 Center for Legislative Archives
referencedIn Trotin, C. [Eiffel Tower commemorative medal]. Getty Research Institute
referencedIn Chronological Files of Photographs, Photomechanical Reproductions, and Textual Materials, ca. 1890 - ca. 1998 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Copies of Correspondence Relating to the Design of the Army War College, 1902 - 1904 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) at F-14 Test National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. MATERIAL FROM PERSONAL FILM OF MRS. WILLIAM OCKER COURTESY OF BRIGADIER GENERAL REINARTZ National Archives at College Park
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referencedIn Miscellaneous Oversized, 1875 - 1932 National Archives at College Park
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referencedIn Press Copies of Monthly Reports of Operations and Returns of Officers and Hired Men, 1/1899 - 11/1929 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Proposals to Prospective Bidders, 1878 - 1885 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Photographs Documenting the Visits to the United States of Presidents Miguel Aleman of Mexico in 1947, Romulo Gallegos of Venezuela in 1948, and Vincent Auriol of France in 1951, 1947 - 1951 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Views of Flowers, Trees, and Parks in California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C, 1913 - 1916 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records Relating to Monument Maintenance, 1884 - 1922 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Monthly Reports of Levels on Iron Rods from the Concrete Slab, 1/1882 - 9/1882 National Archives at Washington, D.C
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referencedIn Computations and Surveys of Earth Filling at the Washington Monument, 1887 - 1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Proceedings, 5/26/1884 - 2/25/1885 National Archives at Washington, D.C
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referencedIn Engineering Activities, 1928 - 1939 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Copies of Letters Sent and Received, 1/8/1879 - 7/9/1886 National Archives at Washington, D.C
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referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Historical Films. 1914 - 1936. LINCOLN MEMORIAL DEDICATION National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Time Book for the Washington Monument, 10/1878 - 10/1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Proceedings, 1/7/1879 - 2/6/1884 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. White House Army Signal Agency, Washington, DC National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Extension Service, 1888 - 2000. Records Relating to National 4-H Camps and Conferences, 1977 - 1991 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Comptroller's Letters of Adjustment of Accounts, 10/13/1881 - 6/20/1894 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Correspondence with Government Agencies and Private Organizations Relating to Civil Works, 1923 - 1942 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Time Book, 4/1849 - 10/1851 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Daily Records of Operation of the Engine Room Plant, 7/29/1901 - 5/27/1923 National Archives at Washington, D.C
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referencedIn Letters Received, 1899 - 1906 National Archives at Washington, D.C
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referencedIn ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Portraits, Group Photographs, and Scenes, 1620 - 1930 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Calculations for the Sherman Statue and Other Calculations and Estimates, 1898 - 1899 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Monthly Records of Plumb Lines at the Washington Monument, 8/1898 - 7/1921 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Records of the Federal Housing Administration. 1930 - 1974. Motion Picture Films. 1935 - 1936. BETTER HOUSING NEWS FLASHES NO. 1 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Images Collected by George D. Litherland, 1st Lieutenant, U.S. Air Service, ca. 1902 - ca. 1923 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn HAPPY HOLIDAYS... ALONG THE POTOMAC National Archives at College Park
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referencedIn Committee Papers, 1819 - 1946 Center for Legislative Archives
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referencedIn Register of Visitors, 5/1/1905 - 9/20/1905 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Contracts, 1878 - 1889 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Specifications for Construction, Repairs, and Supplies for Buildings and Statues, 1887 - 1901 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Schedule of the Height of the West Bench Mark, 2/12/1881 - 2/12/1881 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Cash Book, 7/8/1878 - 9/9/1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Copies of Letters Sent, 7/11/1889 - 7/1/1895 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Records of Visitors to the Washington Monument, 7/1902 - 2/11/1925 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Records of Marble and Granite Stones Cut for the Washington Monument, 6/1880 - 10/1884 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Purchase Books, 7/1/1878 - 2/16/1887 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Quarterly Returns of Engineer Property, 1885 - 1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Buildings and Monuments in Washington, D.C, 1900 - 1963 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Schedules of Marble Cutting for Courses 172 - 500, 10/11/1880 - 11/22/1884 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Photographs Relating to Topography and Geology, ca. 1966 - ca. 2003 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of Visitors to the Washington Monument, 4/1888 - 7/1902 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Rough Drafts of Proceedings and Resolutions, 6/22/1878 - 1/9/1879 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Committee Papers, 1838 - 1946 Center for Legislative Archives
referencedIn A Day to Be Proud National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Letters Received and Drafts of Letters Sent Relating to Government Property at the Washington Monument and to Engineer Property Returns, 1884 - 1905 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Statements of Accounts Current, 7/11/1878 - 3/31/1883 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Reports of Daily Plummet Readings, 1/1888 - 4/1891 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn CAPITAL STORY National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Reports, Memorandums, Executive Documents, and Laws of Congress, 1887 - 1930 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Letters Received, 9/4/1876 - 8/28/1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Accounts of General Agent Elisha Whittlesey, 1847 - 1850 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Working Papers for the Report of Accounts of Money and Labor Expended in the Foundation of the Monument, 1880 - 1880 National Archives at Washington, D.C
Copies of Letters Sent and Received, 1/8/1879 - 7/9/1886 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. A DAY TO BE PROUD - MN-10902 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection. 1964 - 1980. Selected newsreel scenes National Archives at College Park
referencedIn List of Subjects and File Headings of the General Correspondence, 1907 - 1921 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Preliminary Time Book, 10/1878 - 10/1892 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Photographs Used in Exhibits and Presentations, 1950 - 1972 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Vouchers, 8/8/1879 - 10/30/1886 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Records Relating to Passes for Visitors to the Washington Monument and to the Protection of the Monument, 1884 - 1929 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Drawings relating to the District of Columbia and Environs, ca. 1902 - ca. 1940 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Copies of Letters Sent and Received, 9/8/1876 - 3/6/1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Schedules and Letters Received Relating to Building Materials for the Completion of the Monument and Lodge and to the Disposition of Memorial Stones Not Placed in the Monument, 1879 - 1889 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. 1826 - 2009. Records Relating to Washington Relics, Statue, and Monument National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Register of Letters Received, 1876 - 1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Index to Letters Sent, 1878 - 1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Subject Files, 1925 - 1951 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn RAZING MAIN NAVY: SUPPLEMENTS 2511-04-71 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records of Monthly Expenditures Under Executive Mansion and Washington Monument Appropriation Titles, 1889 - 1897 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Register of Employees, 1872 - 1918 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Records of the American Battle Monuments Commission. 1918 - 1995. Moving Images Relating to American War Cemeteries and Memorials. 1937 - 1984. The Price of Freedom National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Rough Schedules for Marble, 1880 - 1884 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Rough Schedules for Granite, 1880 - 1883 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Miscellaneous Oversize Prints, Drawings and Posters of Projects Associated with the Commission of Fine Arts, 1893 - 1950 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Diagrams Showing the Movement of the Plummet of the Washington Monument and Related Letters Received, 7/1893 - 6/1898 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings Relating to Placing the Capstone and Aluminum Cap on the Washington Monument, 12/7/1884 - 12/7/1884 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Records Concerning Statue Unveilings and Monument Dedications, 1900 - 1936 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Press Copies of Letters Sent and of Endorsements to Letters Received, 1/8/1879 - 8/31/1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Correspondence Files of Secretary Andrew Cuomo, 1993 - 2000 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn "ARMY FLIERS SUCCOR SNOW-BOUND INDIANS FACING STARVATION" National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Reports of the U.S. Surveyor to the Officer in Charge, 3/1/1882 - 1/4/1897 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Registers of Letters Received, 1878 - 1888 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn General Records of the Department of the Treasury. 1775 - 2005. Moving Images Relating to Financial, Economic and Tax Policies. 1941 - 1972. This Is My Country National Archives at College Park
referencedIn City Maps and Building Plans, ca. 1925 - ca. 1935 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Ledger of Construction Costs, 1876 - 7/31/1886 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn PARAMOUNT NEWS [NOV. 20] National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Photographs of Varietal Specimens of Roses and Iris, 1925 - 1931 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn HONOR AWARDS CEREMONY National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Photographs of Buildings and Other Structures in Washington, DC, ca. 1910 - 1951 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Records Relating to Contracts for Materials, 1878 - 1887 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn General Records, ca. 1890 - 1966 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Schedules of Granite Cutting for Courses 158 - 452, 7/23/1880 - 8/28/1883 National Archives at Washington, D.C
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referencedIn VISIT OF FRENCH NURSE (ANGEL OF DIENBIENPHU), ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA AND WASHINGTON, D.C. National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Payrolls of Workmen at the Monument, 1848 - 1856 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Joseph Abel Photographs of Washington, D.C, 1899 - 1932 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Slides Relating to the Interamerican-Ibero Rural Youth Conference, 1985 - 1985 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn News of the Day (Feb. 21) National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Newspaper Advertisements and Other Records Relating to the Washington Monument, 1879 - 1882 National Archives at Washington, D.C
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referencedIn Correspondence Relating to the Celebration of the Centennial of the Cornerstone Laying, 6/1948 - 7/1948 National Archives at Washington, D.C
referencedIn Photographs of African-American Youth at Regional 4-H Camps, 1948 - 1961 National Archives at College Park
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referencedIn White House Photographs, 1910 - 1910 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Foreign Countries, and Cities and Schools in the United States, 1940 - 1948 National Archives at College Park
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives

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correspondedWith Rhees, William J. person
correspondedWith Rhodes, A. T. person
correspondedWith Stuart, Frederick D. person
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