Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 16-foot-tall granite replica of the Washington Monument will be constructed at Veterans Park in Porterville. The project, which ...

WASHINGTON -- More than 150 cracks have been repaired, rainwater leaks have been sealed, and the 130-year-old Washington Monument is set to reopen Monday for the first time in nearly three years since ...

A 250th anniversary only comes once in a lifetime.

View from the Washington Monument spots White House East Wing demolition progression Video captured from the Washington Monument shows construction crews working to prepare the location for the White ...

President Donald Trump's plans for wide-scale celebrations to commemorate the nation's 250th birthday begin on New Year's Eve with illumination of the Washington Monument on the National Mall, the ...

The Washington Monument was lit for the 54th time Thursday in Mount Vernon. The Baltimore tradition included, music, food, and chilly weather. Twenty-eight strands of lights and 12,800 bulbs are used ...

If you’re looking for something different and free for New Year's Eve, how about fireworks at the Washington Monument? In addition to the fireworks, there will be a video displayed on all four sides ...

At the western end of the National Mall, the Washington Monument towers over our country’s capital. The 555-foot obelisk—a four-sided stone pillar with a pyramid-shaped top—was built to honor the ...