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Washington Monument in Washington County, Maryland, honors
"Father of Our Country" George Washington. Located within
Washington Monument State Park four miles east of the town of
Boonsboro, the monuments sits near the summit of South
Mountain's Monument Knob (1540 feet / 470 m). Built in 1827, it
was first Washington monument completed. The Baltimore
Washington Monument was completed two years later, although it
had been started considerably earlier in 1815. The famous
District of Columbia Washington Monument was not completed until
1885. The stone tower was built and dedicated to the first
president by the citizens of Boonsboro on July 4, 1827. The
tower is 34 feet tall and was built by the citizens of the
village of Boonsboro. Its tapering design is said to be that of
a Revolutionary War cannon, but is often referred to as a "jug"
or a "milk bottle." The wall is composed of huge stones, many
weighing upwards of a ton. A doorway on the east side of the