Few people know that an important naval battle of the American Revolution took place just offshore from present day ...

In the national capital, Jefferson and Lincoln have their memorials, Washington his towering obelisk, and plans are ... lacks any monument other than a small marker on Pennsylvania Avenue.

The confederate monument was a stone obelisk erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908. It became the subject of protests over police violence following the death of George Floyd.

But one thing hasn’t changed: Families from across the country still showed up to see their children risk concussion to mount the greased monument. Students climbed on top of each other, hoisting each ...

Launched in 2016, the monument park, situated on Kennedy Drive ... flagpoles, a black granite obelisk, black granite markers with insignias for the six military branches, pavers and several ...

Construction of the monument started in 1827 and was completed in 1842. The 221-foot granite obelisk offers fabulous views from its observatory, though you have to work for it by climbing 294 ...