Three travelers hiking the Appalachian Trail had taken refuge from the storm inside the 1827 monument in Washington County ... numerous trees were downed by Thursday’s storm, and traffic ...

Eventually, the Conservancy and Save the Trees ... monument to Washington, its cornerstone was laid July 4, 1815, rather than Washington’s birthday. When it was found about 200 years later ...

The Weather Service received more than 50 reports of damaging winds (mostly downed trees ... When the Washington Monument was hit by lightning, I was shooting photos inside of the Jefferson ...

Powerful winds continue to blow through the D.C. area Monday after strong gusts brought down trees, caused flight ... Park Service to close the Washington Monument and the Old Post Office Tower ...

The inside story of how America found itself with Japanese trees. Fairchild first thought ... near the base of the Washington Monument next to a plaque commemorating the day, March 27, 1912 ...

Visitors can climb the 896 steps inside the monument to the observation ... The plans for the structure began in 1835, as The Washington National Monument Society appointed bonded agents to ...

It wasn’t until the early 1830s that serious planning commenced for the Washington Monument, Washington ... roadblock occurred when the “Cherry Tree Rebellion” broke out.