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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.
Excerpt from The Dedication of the Washington National Monument: With the Orations; February 21, 1885 Third. An oration in the Hall of the House of Representatives, on the twenty second day of February, anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighty-five, by the honorable Robert C. Winthrop, who delivered the oration at the laying of the corner-stone of the Monument in eighteen hundred and forty-eight, with music by the Marine Band. Fourth. Salutes of one hundred guns from the navy-yard, the artillery headquarters, and such men-of-war as can be anchored in the Potomac. And such sum of money as may be necessary to defray the expenses incurred under the above provisions, not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 13, 1884. The Commission, as appointed by the Presiding Officers of the Senate and of the House, was: Senator John Sherman, of Ohio; Senator Justin S. Morrill, of Vermont; Senator William B. Allison, of Iowa; Senator Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware; and Senator Lucius Q. C. Lamar, of Mississippi; Representative William Dorsheimer, of New York; Representative John Randolph Tucker, of Virginia; Representative John H. Reagan, of Texas; Representative Patrick A. Collins, of Massachusetts; Representative Nathaniel B. Eldredge, of Michigan; Representative Henry H. Bingham, of Pennsylvania; Representative Joseph G.Cannon, of Illinois; and Representative James Laird, of Nebraska. With these members of Congress were associated, under the joint resolution: Hon. W. W. Corcoran, J. C. Welling, LL.D., and J. M. Toner, M.D., members of the Washington National Monument Society; and Lieut. Col. Thomas Lincoln Casey, U.S. Army, the engineer in charge. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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.