Beyond the Ellipse was the Washington Monument. At 555 feet ... When the tip was completed in 1884, the rare metal cost as much as silver. 50 Stars and Stripes around the pillar base streamed ...

Owner John Taylor, 73, had witnessed this bond between his business and its customers for years. Northern Virginia has experienced several decades of commercial and residential development. But ...

This monument, based on Switzerland’s Lion of ... First thing to know — this cemetery, founded in 1884, is private, and still has more than 200 burials a year. (Not a good place for a picnic ...

It’s also a national monument and major tourist attraction ... The 151-foot statue was assembled in France by 1884 and presented to the U.S. minister to France that same year. Then came the challenge ...

2025 in Washington, DC (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) France presented the Statue of Liberty to the United States in 1884, with its grand unveiling taking place in 1886. A plaque on the monument ...