Download or read book History of the Washington National Monument written by Frederick L. Harvey and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-31 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: History of the Washington National Monument by Frederick L. Harvey
Download or read book History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society written by Frederick Loviad Harvey and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Dedication of the Washington National Monument written by United States. Commission for Dedication of Washington Monument and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the Washington National Monument and Washington National Monument Society written by Frederick Loviad Harvey and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monument Wars written by Kirk Savage and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-07-11 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., discussing its plan and structures, and considering how the concept of memorials and memorial space has changed since the nineteenth century.
Download or read book Dedication of the Washington National Monument written by United States. 48th Cong. 2d sess. 1884-1885 and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Washington National Monument written by Washington National Monument Society and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Here George Washington Was Born written by Seth C. Bruggeman and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Here, George Washington Was Born, Seth C. Bruggeman examines the history of commemoration in the United States by focusing on the George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Virginia's Northern Neck, where contests of public memory have unfolded with particular vigor for nearly eighty years. Washington left the birthplace with his family at a young age and rarely returned. The house burned in 1779 and would likely have passed from memory but for George Washington Parke Custis, who erected a stone marker on the site in 1815, creating the first birthplace monument in America. Both Virginia and the U.S. War Department later commemorated the site, but neither matched the work of a Virginia ladies association that in 1923 resolved to build a replica of the home. The National Park Service permitted construction of the "replica house" until a shocking archeological discovery sparked protracted battles between the two organizations over the building's appearance, purpose, and claims to historical authenticity. Bruggeman sifts through years of correspondence, superintendent logs, and other park records to reconstruct delicate negotiations of power among a host of often unexpected claimants on Washington's memory. By paying close attention to costumes, furnishings, and other material culture, he reveals the centrality of race and gender in the construction of Washington's public memory and reminds us that national parks have not always welcomed all Americans. What's more, Bruggeman offers the story of Washington's birthplace as a cautionary tale about the perils and possibilities of public history by asking why we care about famous birthplaces at all.
Download or read book The Washington Monument written by Erin Edison and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A giant column of granite and marble honors our country's first president. The Washington Monument towers over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Discover the story behind this famous national landmark. Bring augmented reality to your students by downloading the free Capstone 4D app and scanning for access to an online article, video, and discussion questions.
Download or read book Oration at the Dedication of the Washington National Monument written by Robert Charles Winthrop and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Washington National Monument May 1 1874 Ordered to be Printed and Recommitted to the Select Committee on the Washington Monument written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee on the Washington Monument and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Washington s Monument written by John Steele Gordon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The colorful story behind one of America's greatest monuments and of the ancient obelisks of Egypt, now scattered around the world. Conceived soon after the American Revolution ended, the great monument to George Washington was not finally completed until almost a century later; the great obelisk was finished in 1884, and remains the tallest stone structure in the world at 555 feet. The story behind its construction is a largely untold and intriguing piece of American history, which acclaimed historian John Steele Gordon relates with verve, connecting it to the colorful saga of the ancient obelisks of Egypt. Nobody knows how many obelisks were crafted in ancient Egypt, or even exactly how they were created and erected since they are made out of hard granite and few known tools of the time were strong enough to work granite. Generally placed in pairs at the entrances to temples, they have in modern times been ingeniously transported around the world to Istanbul, Paris, London, New York, and many other locations. Their stories illuminate that of the Washington Monument, once again open to the public following earthquake damage, and offer a new appreciation for perhaps the most iconic memorial in the country.
Download or read book A Brief History of the Washington National Monument Society written by Washington National Monument Society and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To the Immortal Name and Memory of George Washington written by Louis Torres and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Washington Monument is one of the most easily recognized structures in America, if not the world, yet the long and tortuous history of its construction is much less well known. Beginning with its sponsorship by the Washington National Monument Society and the grudging support of a largely indifferent Congress, the Monument's 1848 groundbreaking led only to a truncated obelisk, beset by attacks by the Know Nothing Party and lack of secured funding and, from the mid-1850s, to a twenty-year interregnum. It was only 1n 1876 that a Joint Commission of Congress revived the Monument and entrusted its completion to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.In "To the Immortal Name and Memory of George Washington": The United States Corps of Engineers and the Construction of the Washington Monument, historian Louis Torres tells the fascinating story of the Monument, with a particular focus on the efforts of Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Lincoln Casey, Captain George W. Davis, and civilian Corps employee Bernard Richardson Green and the details of how they completed the construction of this great American landmark. The book also includes a discussion and images of the various designs, some of them incredibly elaborate compared to the austere simplicity of the original, and an account of Corps stewardship of the Monument up to its takeover by the National Park Service in 1933. First published in 1985. 148 pages, ill.
Download or read book Washington Monument written by Washington National Monument Society and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Washington National Mall written by Peter R. Penczer and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first general history of the National Mall in Washington, America's most important urban park. The Mall is home to the Smithsonian Institution, the largest museum complex in the world, and it is the location of memorials to America's most important heroes. It has become the nation's center stage as well, the venue for the country's largest demonstrations. The Washington National Mall details the history of the National Mall and its institutions, then tells the stories behind each of the monuments and museums.
Download or read book Address of the Washington National Monument Society to the People of the United States written by Washington National Monument Society and published by University of Michigan Library. This book was released on 1859 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
