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DC’s Dupont Circle Fountain wasn’t always the centerpiece of the bustling neighborhood

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DC’s Dupont Circle Fountain wasn’t always the centerpiece of the bustling neighborhood

October 10

Cheers to Temperance: Exploring one of DC’s most obscure monuments with a boozy backstory

The Washington Monument: Honoring ‘an idea as much as a man’

The Washington Monument: Honoring ‘an idea as much as a man’

Man arrested after vandalizing Washington Monument with graffiti

Man arrested after vandalizing Washington Monument with graffiti

Report to mayor singles out DC landmarks with a racist legacy

Report to mayor singles out DC landmarks with a racist legacy

Monuments and statues are falling, but what comes next?

Monuments and statues are falling, but what comes next?

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5th weekend of DC protests sees calm after contentious week

5th weekend of DC protests sees calm after contentious week

DC National Guard to provide unarmed security for monuments in DC

DC National Guard to provide unarmed security for monuments in DC

LBJ Memorial

April 30

PHOTOS: ‘Washington Alone’ documents DC sites during the pandemic

Park Service to tap into entrance fees to maintain parks during shutdown

Park Service to tap into entrance fees to maintain parks during shutdown

Services at monuments halted by government shutdown

Services at monuments halted by government shutdown

Boundary Stones: The quest to save DC’s 1st federal monuments

Boundary Stones: The quest to save DC’s 1st federal monuments

Monument honors 400 years of Va. women’s achievements

Monument honors 400 years of Va. women’s achievements

Va. man tries to cut down tarp covering Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville

Va. man tries to cut down tarp covering Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville

As nation honors the fallen, monuments decay

As nation honors the fallen, monuments decay

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