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On This Day | 85 years since cornerstone ceremony for Jefferson Memorial
The original statue inside the memorial was also made of plaster due to metal restrictions during World War II. The statue was replaced with the current bronze statue in 1947. Today, the Jefferson ...
Why Washington’s most magnificent monuments barely made it on the map
The designs Pierre L'Enfant created for George Washington spearheaded the development of Washington, D.C., as it stands today.
Community-based initiative to honor victims of racial violence in Jefferson County
A community-based initiative will be aimed at honoring 33 African-Americans who were killed because of racial violence in Jefferson County from the mid-19th through ...
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This 100-acre South Louisville forest will now be protected forever
It’s a rare slice of contiguous, undeveloped land in the area, with similar topography and features to Jefferson Memorial Forest to the south. Daisy Hill’s protection comes through a ...
Sewing up wounds of Injustice: Quilt project remembers Jefferson County lynching victims
In an effort to promote community healing, and sew up the wounds of racial injustice, Create Birmingham, a non-profit ...
A national monument dreamed up in Northern Colorado will have place on National Mall
After a fight over its placement, a Colorado-born national monument honoring the fight for women's suffrage will have a home on the National Mall.
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Washington, DC famous landmarks secrets and fun facts
After he was elected in the 1930s, Franklin Roosevelt pushed to get a memorial for Jefferson. Congress created the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission. Architect John Russell Pope designed the ...