Pleasant Grove Review | 1934-02-16 | Page 7 | Washington Monument

1 WASHINGTON MONUMENT lilllilliPlllslSlllliiOl i i - j i I i I ' ' . 1 !; ! 1 I " 1 I 1 ! r 1 I -a j ' H " " ' ' . ' I I" ' ! I " - " ' " . r . -"y; ! LOFTY and grand, the wonderful shaft erected in Washington, D. C., by a grateful nation in recognition rec-ognition of the services of Gen. George Washington, attracts thousands thou-sands of visitors who annually throng the Nation's Capital. The monument is of white marble, 555 feet, 5 Inches in height, and 55 feet, lYz inches square at the base. The cornerstone was laid July 4, 1848. The United States government, under an act of congress, took over the monument in 1S76. An elevator accommodates 35 passengers.