The Museum of the American Revolution will display Thomas Jefferson’s chair and Martin Luther King’s prison bench
When envisioning its major exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in 2026, the Museum of ...
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On This Day | 85 years since cornerstone ceremony for Jefferson Memorial
The original statue inside the memorial was also made of plaster due to metal restrictions during World War II. The statue was replaced with the current bronze statue in 1947. Today, the Jefferson ...
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Why Washington’s most magnificent monuments barely made it on the map
Serious planning for the Jefferson Memorial didn’t begin until the 1930s, when then-President Franklin Roosevelt, an ardent admirer of the country’s third president, decided it would be ...
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This 100-acre South Louisville forest will now be protected forever
It’s a rare slice of contiguous, undeveloped land in the area, with similar topography and features to Jefferson Memorial Forest to the south. Daisy Hill’s protection comes through a ...
Community-based initiative to honor victims of racial violence in Jefferson County
A community-based initiative will be aimed at honoring 33 African-Americans who were killed because of racial violence in Jefferson County from the mid-19th through ...
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Washington, DC famous landmarks secrets and fun facts
After he was elected in the 1930s, Franklin Roosevelt pushed to get a memorial for Jefferson. Congress created the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Commission. Architect John Russell Pope designed the ...
Why Washington’s most magnificent monuments barely made it on the map
Some of the most iconic memorials that grace Washington, D.C., drawing millions of visitors every year, only narrowly survived being scrapped altogether. In 1791, Pierre L’Enfant drew up designs for ...