B. Philip Bigler
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Historian and humanities teacher. Author of Washington in Focus; In Honored Glory; Hostile Fire; and others.
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Washington Monument, obelisk in Washington, D.C., honouring George Washington, the first president of the United States. Constructed of granite faced with Maryland marble, the structure is 55 feet (16.8 metres) square at the base and 554 feet 7 inches (169 metres) high and weighs an estimated…
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