After a three-year closure for repairs, the Washington Monument reopened Thursday with a ceremonial flourish that included First Lady Melania Trump joining the ribbon-cutting and taking the first ...

(AP) Perspective by John Kelly A few weeks ago, the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing was celebrated in a unique way: Images of Apollo 11 were projected onto the Washington Monument.

The original monument was a simple one, built in the shape of a small milk bottle out ... clippings, images and articles hyperlinked throughout this story were provided by the Washington County ...

The Washington Monument is open ... was originally supposed to become the monument (seen at left, below) in 1846. No, the top of the obelisk isn't cut off — that's how it was supposed to ...

This month marks the 139th anniversary of the Washington ... She pointed out that the anti-Catholic political party, the Know Nothings, caused a major delay in the monument’s construction.

BALTIMORE (WJZ)— A major phase is wrapping up in the restoration of Baltimore's Washington ... out of all the joints here," Humphries said. Anything breakable was removed from inside the ...

First lady Melania Trump kicked off the monument’s reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony ... which was frequently out of order. “A trip to the top of the Washington Monument should be ...