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 | E.G. Squier papers, 1809-1888 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937. Washington, D.C. [model] : Jefferson Memorial, U.S. Capitol, Wash. Monument. | Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA | |
| referencedIn | Trotin, C. [Eiffel Tower commemorative medal]. | Getty Research Institute | |
| referencedIn | Babcock, M. Frances,. Chippings from the Washington Monument, 1885? | Brown University Archives, John Hay Library | |
| referencedIn | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 | Smithsonian Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 | Smithsonian Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 | Smithsonian Institution Archives |
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| associatedWith | Babcock, M. Frances, | person |
| correspondedWith | Bartlett, Jonathan R. | person |
| correspondedWith | Brent, John Carroll | person |
| correspondedWith | Canbury, Thomas | person |
| correspondedWith | Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 | person |
| correspondedWith | Rhees, William J. | person |
| correspondedWith | Rhodes, A. T. | person |
| correspondedWith | Stuart, Frederick D. | person |
| associatedWith | Trotin, C. | person |
| correspondedWith | Watterston, George W. | person |
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| Washington, D. C. | DC | US |
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