Washington Monument

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Washington Monument
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Location

• Washington D.C.

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When was it built

• July 4,1848

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Who built it

• Stonemason built It and it was designed by Robert
  Mills.

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Why was it built

• To remember George Washington.

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Other Interesting Facts

• They placed a net around the Monument for the
  workers on the top to not fall.
• It was made out of marble and it weighs 15,000
  African elephants.
• More than 1 million people ride the elevator to
  the monument.

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Resources

• The Washington Monument
• Lola Schaefer
• Heinemann Library
• Chicago, Illinois
• 2002