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Saturday | WHAG

Doors Open to Three Newly Renovated Museums

"We have taken three historic structures, completely rebuilt them, and added for the first time professionally designed and constructed exhibits," says Dan Spedden, manager at Washington Monument State Park.

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Related Topix: US National Parks

Saturday | CBS Local

Washington Monument Scaffolding Complete

Workers finish installing the last pieces of scaffolding on the Washington Monument to repair earthquake damage May 9, 2013 in Washington, DC.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Natural Disasters, Earthquake

Thu May 16, 2013

The Washington Post

A homey view of high-end

More than 400,000 Syrians have crossed into Turkey seeking refuge from the conflict at home.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Entertainment

KAUZ

ARC Realty Finance Trust Makes First Portfolio Investment

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Related Topix: US National Parks, REIT, Personal Finance

Examiner.com

May 18th: DC Arthritis WalkA .

The Arthritis foundation will organize a walk to find a cure for arthritis, May 18th.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Arthritis, Health, US National Parks

Wed May 15, 2013

NBC Washington

Exclusive Aerial View Atop Washington Monument

Construction workers assembling scaffolding at the tip of the monument gave News4 an exclusive look high above the District while wearing cameras on their helmets.

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KRMG-AM Tulsa

Raw: View Atop Washington Monument Scaffolding

Video captured from the helmet of a worker shows the scaffolding being topped off at the Washington Monument on Monday.

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Tue May 14, 2013

The Washington Post

Scaffolding's up, - real' work begins

Video: On Monday, the scaffolding surrounding the Washington Monument was topped off, and workers are set to repair damage from the 2011 earthquake.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Lincoln Memorial, National Mall And Memorial Parks

Post and Courier

Smithsonian to preserve, display Edisto slave cabin

Ravi Munoz , Ever Salamanca and Douglas Lundberg, with Museum Resources, remove the roof trusses from the Point of Palms slave cabin that is being taken down and moved to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Congress authorized the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2003, and construction began in February 2012 on its 5-acre ... (more)

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Related Topix: US National Parks, Edisto Island, SC

Mon May 13, 2013

Astronomy

Festival on the National Mall

Have you ever looked through a telescope while the Washington Monument towered over you? If not , you'll have your chance in just over a month.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, National Mall, Astronomy, Science, Hofstra University

Sat May 11, 2013

National Review Online

Weigel: Scrap Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial Design

The Washington Monument was not finished until 1884, 85 years after the first president's death and more than 100 years after his greatest service to the nascent republic during the American Revolution.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Pat Roberts, US National Parks, Jefferson, ME

Fri May 10, 2013

Fairfax Times

Day trip: The charms of Charm City

As the locals say, Welcome to Bawl'mer, hon! The largest city in Maryland, the 24th-largest in the United States, the second-largest seaport in the mid-Atlantic, and home to the 2013 Super Bowl champs, Baltimore is an eclectic mix of historic seafaring communities, ethnic neighborhoods, world-class cultural institutions and an emerging fringe ... (more)

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Related Topix: Baltimore, MD, Hampden (Baltimore, MD), Recreational Vehicle, Honey, US National Parks, Entertainment

Thu May 09, 2013

Yes! Magazine

Housing Crisis on the Rez: Why Haul a Run-Down Shack from the Plains to DC?

Last month, a new building joined the Washington Monument and the Capitol building on the National Mall.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, National Mall, us Travel, North America Travel, Travel, Washington D.C. Travel, Oglala, SD

The Jersey Journal

Orpheus Club will celebrate 125 years in song on May 19 in Madison

Judy Hahn sings as guest soloist with the Orpheus Club of Newark at their spring concert, May 19 at Grace Episcopal Church in Madison.

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Related Topix: Madison, NJ, Newark, NJ, US National Parks

Tue May 07, 2013

TBD.com

Park Service hopes for early spring re-opening of Washington Monument

The National Park Service says it hopes to hold a grand re-opening of the Washington Monument by next spring.

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Washington Examiner

Tourists flock to D.C. despite sequester closures

Visitors to D.C. in the past few months have arrived to find fewer open attractions than they were expecting due to both politics and sheer force of nature.

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Related Topix: US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Eleanor Holmes Norton, US National Parks, Virginia

Breath of Life

Photographic Hot Spots On An East Cost US Road Trip

America's East Coast is home to some of the country's most photographed locations, from New York, where every street corner is like a still from a film, to the immense political architecture of Washington D.C. If you're thinking of taking a trip down this side of the country and you're looking for the best locations for collecting memorable images ... (more)

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Related Topix: New York, Capitol Hill (Washington, DC), US National Parks, Rock Creek Park

DailyCandy

Tour Two New Georgetown Hotel Bars

A couple of swanky new hotels have recently cropped up in Georgetown. But you don't need to check in to check them out - the real scene is at their bars.

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Related Topix: Georgetown (Washington, DC), Washington, DC, US National Parks

Sun May 05, 2013

WTOP-FM Washington

Washington Monument to be covered in fabric, lights

What do you do when one of the great monuments to democracy, one of the most important landmarks in the District of Columbia, is encased in unsightly wood and metal scaffolding? Washington Magazine and DCist report that scaffolding, which will reach the very top of the 555-foot- tall obelisk within a couple of weeks, will be covered in fabric and ... (more)

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National Parks Traveler

Essential Friends + Gateways: Trust For the National Mall, New Efforts To Save Our Icons

The Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol are key focal points of the National Mall.

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Related Topix: US National Parks, National Mall, Yosemite National Park, National Mall And Memorial Parks