Comments on: Monument Monday – 897 Steps to the Top of the Washington Monument http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/10/monument-monday-897-steps/ A Washington DC insider’s travel guide that’s full of area information for both tourists and residents. Covers area attractions, activities, events, nightlife, memorials and monuments, historic sites, museums, the Smithsonian, site see Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:38:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The DC Traveler » Let the Good Times Roll - The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/10/monument-monday-897-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-1782 The DC Traveler » Let the Good Times Roll - The Duke Ellington Jazz Festival Sat, 30 May 2009 09:37:09 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/monument-monday-897-steps/#comment-1782 [...] of the free concerts at the Sylvan Theater on the National Mall, next to the Washington Monument are over the weekend of June 13-14.  So bring a blanket and enjoy an afternoon of New Orleans [...] [...] of the free concerts at the Sylvan Theater on the National Mall, next to the Washington Monument are over the weekend of June 13-14.  So bring a blanket and enjoy an afternoon of New Orleans [...]

]]> By: The Patient Washington, DC Tourist http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/10/monument-monday-897-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-1142 The Patient Washington, DC Tourist Sun, 17 Aug 2008 09:54:28 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/monument-monday-897-steps/#comment-1142 [...] to the Washington Monument wait their turn to ride the elevator up to the top for one of the best views of Washington, [...] [...] to the Washington Monument wait their turn to ride the elevator up to the top for one of the best views of Washington, [...]

]]> By: 69 Votes Wins the Presidency http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/10/monument-monday-897-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-657 69 Votes Wins the Presidency Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:26:22 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/monument-monday-897-steps/#comment-657 [...] the DC area, there are several major monuments to George Washington; the Washington Monument, the George Washington Masonic Memorial Temple in Alexandria, along with many places in Virginia he [...] [...] the DC area, there are several major monuments to George Washington; the Washington Monument, the George Washington Masonic Memorial Temple in Alexandria, along with many places in Virginia he [...]

]]> By: Monument Monday - A Recap http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/10/monument-monday-897-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-542 Monument Monday - A Recap Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:14:03 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/monument-monday-897-steps/#comment-542 [...] The Washington Monument - Just 897 steps to the top. [...] [...] The Washington Monument – Just 897 steps to the top. [...]

]]> By: Jon http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/10/monument-monday-897-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Jon Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:29:32 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/monument-monday-897-steps/#comment-126 You are correct Douglas, the monument's cap has its own story. Might make a good post on Washington Monument trivia in the future. You are correct Douglas, the monument’s cap has its own story. Might make a good post on Washington Monument trivia in the future.

]]> By: Douglas Karr http://www.thedctraveler.com/2007/10/monument-monday-897-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Douglas Karr Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:18:00 +0000 http://www.thedctraveler.com/monument-monday-897-steps/#comment-146 You forgot to make mention of the aluminum tip on the monument which, at the time, was the largest solid piece of aluminum and was worth more than gold. Aluminum, at the time, had no chemical means to be produced. Kind of cool, learned it on the Discovery Channel! You forgot to make mention of the aluminum tip on the monument which, at the time, was the largest solid piece of aluminum and was worth more than gold. Aluminum, at the time, had no chemical means to be produced.

Kind of cool, learned it on the Discovery Channel!

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