WASHINGTON – Surveyors are checking to make sure that the Washington Monument is still 555 feet, 5 1/8 inches tall. A review last year at the base of the monument found that it had not sunk into the ...
In the wake of the tragic events in Charlottesville, South Carolina, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an 18 person Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments and Markers, who would start a ...
Maui County is seeking the public’s help in collecting GPS coordinates on benchmarks throughout the county. Benchmarks are often indicated with a metal disk but can also be a physical structure such ...
Survey monuments are mostly 3-inch cast metal disks affixed to the tops of pipes that have been pounded into the ground or fastened on large rocks or concrete pillars. A legend is usually stamped on ...
The monument landscape in the U.S. saw headline-grabbing changes in 2020 as controversial statues across the country were toppled via both protest and legislation. Beyond those headlines, however, is ...
As monuments to Civil War-era Confederate soldiers and generals fall or come under scrutiny throughout the country, cities everywhere are taking a close look at their public sculptures—including New ...
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The rope team that has been suspended from the top of the Washington Monument for the past week completed its work Wednesday morning. “We are really pleased that WJE was able to accomplish all our ...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) --The public is getting a chance to help decide the fate of controversial statues and plaques in New York City. The city has launched an online survey where New Yorkers can voice ...
SALT LAKE CITY — A survey released by an environmental group on Tuesday indicated a majority of Utahns support protecting national monuments, across political party lines. The public opinion survey, ...
Survey monuments are mostly 3-inch cast metal disks affixed to the tops of pipes that have been pounded into the ground or fastened on large rocks or concrete pillars. A legend is usually stamped on ...
New Yorkers, it’s time to share your thoughts on your city’s public monuments. Today, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers launched an online survey to help his ...