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A mini-Washington monument is in a manhole near the actual monument

Summary by Classic City News
Hidden directly in front of the Washington Monument, encased in brick and tucked under a manhole cover, is another Washington Monument — only in miniature. But this 12-foot-tall replica isn’t in the business of paying homage to one of America’s Founding Fathers. Instead, its purpose is much more down-to-earth; specifically, measuring the Earth. This hidden monolith is actually a geodetic control point, one of some 1.5 million such markers across…
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Classic City News broke the news in on Saturday, November 9, 2024.
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