After $15M in repairs, Washington Monument Reopens

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After $15M in repairs, Washington Monument Reopens

National Park Service reopens iconic monument nearly three years after August 2011 earthquake.

Federal News Network Staff

May 12, 2014 3:52 pm

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Tickets Please Visitors to the Washington Monument obtain tickets for later in the day. The May 12, 2014, was the first day visitors could go up in the Washington Monument after the Aug. 23, 2011, earthquake caused $15 million in damages.

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