Historic Photos of Washington D.C. Monuments

Locals and visitors in the nation’s capital may respond with a range of generic answers, but one top response will always be the great monuments. From Washington, D.C.’s historic beginnings in the 1790s, these prominent structures soon became an important identifying feature of the district and a way to preserve its past.

This book examines a number of significant monuments, memorials, and historic sites through stunning black-and-...