Eight years after it was rattled by an earthquake and three years after it was closed for elevator and other repairs, the beleaguered Washington Monument will reopen Sept. 19, the National Park ...

Authorities did not say how long the restoration process would take. The Washington Monument was temporarily closed, police said, after a man vandalized the national landmark with profanities and ...

The Washington Monument, which has been closed for renovations for the last three years, is ready to open to the public again. Yesterday the park service held a ceremony to announce the opening ...

WASHINGTON – After reports of the Washington Monument possibly leaning due to a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Virginia Tuesday, the National Park Services has revealed an inspection found ...

Then, on Aug. 2, 1876, Congress appropriated $2 million in federal funds to complete the construction of the Washington Monument, the National Park Service said. Thomas Lincoln Casey was appointed ...

A man was arrested after the Washington Monument was vandalized with red paint Tuesday evening, according to the U.S. Park Police. A man allegedly used paint to vandalize the outside base of the ...

"It's all evil. The Washington Monument (Babylonian obelisk) is 6666 inches high and 666 inches wide," an October 2020 tweet stated: However, according to the National Park Service, which oversees ...

"Area around base of the Washington Monument temporarily closed. USPP have adult male in custody for vandalism. NPS (National Park Service) conservators will work on restoration process," the ...

“Erected in memory of Washington, July 4, 1827, by the citizens of Boonsboro.” Steve Robertson, a park ranger with the Maryland Park Service, which oversees the monument, says the tower’s ...