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25 years they want to build the Washington monument
Many people helped to build the Jefferson monument, but it was commissioned to be built by FDR (Roosevelt).
Different places - Rushmore, South Dakota - Washington Monument, Washington D.C.Different costs to build - Rushmore $989,992.32 - Washington Monument $1,187,710
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The Washington Monument honours George Washington.
National Park Service
it took about 165 men to build the Statue of Liberty.
The Washington National Monument Society asked states to donate stones as a cost-cutting policy to reduce the amount of stones needed to build the Washington Monument. The donated stones were to be fitted into interior walls.
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John Marshall was chief justice of the US Supreme Court and, as such, literally did not lift a finger to build the Washington Monument. Excavation for the monument began in 1848, thirteen years after Marshall died. Marshall favored the construction ofA monument to honor Washington, but had nothing whatsoever to do with building it.
The three main materials used in the Washington Monument were bluestone gneiss, granite, and marble. Aluminum was used in the capstone.