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9th October
The Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, D.C, was officially opened October 9, 1888. Halfway up, there is a stone donated by the people of Wales, which is inscribed in Welsh; Fy Iaith, Fy Ngwlad, Fy Nghenedl. WALES. Cymry am byth. (My Language, My Country, My People. WALES. The Welsh Forever)
The Washington Monument, is an obelisk, built to commemorate George Washington, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first American president, who once declared "good Welshman make good Americans".
Construction of the monument, made of marble, granite and bluestone gneiss, began in 1848 and was completed in 1884. At the time, it became the world's tallest structure and it is still, both the world's tallest stone structure and the world's tallest obelisk. A unique feature of the Washington Monument is the 193 memorial stones that adorn the east and west interior walls of the monument. The Washington National Monument Society invited countries, states, cities and patriotic societies to contribute Memorial Stones. to pay tribute to the character and acheivements of George Washington.
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