Show MONUMENT i 4 R ja am 4 maw A W ug N ae ial I al V N 1 Z 4 V 0 M no pail A i L and grand the wonderful shaft erected in Washl ngon D C by a grateful nation in recognition of the services of gen george georga Washl washington ngon attracts thousands of visitors who annually throng the nations alons capital the monument Is of 0 white marble feet 5 inches in height and 55 feet 1 inches square nt at the base the cornerstone was laid 43 the united states government OT ern ment under tinder an n act ct of congress took over the monument in 1870 an elevator accommodates 35 i passengers |