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Washington Monument

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Washington Monument (Enhanced eBook)
9,600 words, approx. 32 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teaching and Learning Company. For Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Washington Monument
724 words, approx. 2 pages
obelisk in Washington, D.C., honouring George Washington, the first president of the United States. Constructed of granite faced with Maryland marble, the structure is 55 feet (16.8 metres) square at the base, 555 feet 5 inches (169.3 metres) high, and...
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Washington Monument Summary
197 words, approx. 1 pages
The Washington Monument's tall, slender obelisk towers above the Mall in the nation's capitol, dominating the skyline. A grateful public constructed it in the nineteenth century to commemorate George Washington. Federal architect Robert...
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Washington Monument
112 words, approx. 1 pages
Obelisk in Washington, D.C., U.S., honouring George Washington, the first president of the United States. Based on a design by Robert Mills (b. 1781—d. 1855), it was built between 1848 and 1884. It is constructed of granite faced with Maryland...
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Washington Monument Information
3,970 words, approx. 13 pages
The Washington Monument is a large, tall white-colored obelisk at the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It is a United States Presidential Memorial constructed to commemorate George Washington. The monument is among the world's tallest...


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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
A Washington monument
01/11/2005: 1,128 words, approx. 4 pages
ROBERT RATISH, STAFF WRITER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 01-11-2005 A Washington monument -- Dey Mansion planning to restore Revolution-era garden By ROBERT RATISH, STAFF WRITER Date: 01-11-2005, Tuesday Section: LOCAL Edtion: All Editions WAYNE - More than 200 years ago,...
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The Washington Post
The Other Washington Monument
09/08/1991: 667 words, approx. 2 pages
For most Washingtonians, the word "wilderness" may evoke images of faraway mountain peaks, deep canyons, high plains or thick forests. Here amid the asphalt and concrete, wilderness seems the stuff of movies, coffee-table books and postcards. In fact, some of the finest wild...
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AP News
Va. Tech victim buried at Arlington
4/25/2007: 502 words, approx. 2 pages
A funeral procession Wednesday led the body of a 20-year-old Virginia Tech shooting victim and American history buff past views of the Washington monuments she loved on the way to her burial, fittingly, at Arlington National Cemetery.A large wreath in the shape of the Virginia...
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AP Features
Report: Poor security at national icons
2/4/2008: 495 words, approx. 2 pages
Chronic understaffing at the U.S. Park Police and a lack of coordination and training have left national icons like the Washington Monument and the Statue of Liberty vulnerable, according to a government report on the Park Police released Monday.The 40-page assessment by the Interior Department's...
 


 

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