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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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Welcome to the Mall Robert A. Vogel, superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, welcomes the crowd on Monday, May 12, 2014, to the reopening of the Washington Monument.

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