2. Washington Monument Washington D.C. (Photo: www.wrdaonline.org)

3. Fun Facts Stands at 555 ft Commemorates George Washington Designed by Robert Mills Took 36 years to complete (1848-1884) Aluminum tip/lightning rod “In 1884 Aluminium was as expensive as silver, both $1 per ounce.”* *Source: article in the Journal of Minerals, Metals, & Materials 47 (1995) pp. 20-25 By George J. Binczewski

4. Location West end of National Mall East of Lincoln Memorial and the reflecting pool 106 Acres Photographer : Carl Hansen (1993)

5. Photo on left: View to the South of Jefferson Memorial (american-architecture.info) Photo on right: View to the North of The White House. (www.tripadvisor.com)

6. East View of Capitol. (Photo: Indospectrum.com) West view of Lincoln Memorial. (Photographer: andreaweckerle)

7. Tourism 55,000 came in 1888 Over 800,000 come to see it today Free Admission everyday from 9am- 4:45pm (Photo: www.aardvarko.com)

8. The End (photo: www.mccullagh.org)