http://pqliving.com/wayback-iii-washington-monument/ Downtown Washington DC/Penn Quarter news and urban commentary Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:04:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://pqliving.com/wayback-iii-washington-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-9423 snowprincess Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:34:39 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=1427#comment-9423 My father always told everyone that the color change was the high water mark from the Johnstown flood. Everyone always believed it. It was always great fun to hear those he told tell others. My father always told everyone that the color change was the high water mark from the Johnstown flood. Everyone always believed it. It was always great fun to hear those he told tell others.

]]> http://pqliving.com/wayback-iii-washington-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-9418 Andy Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:02:18 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=1427#comment-9418 it's much more fun to tell visitors that the difference in the color of the marble is the high water mark of the "Great Potomac Flood of ____ (Insert suitable fake date)". Never fails to impress... it’s much more fun to tell visitors that the difference in the color of the marble is the high water mark of the “Great Potomac Flood of ____ (Insert suitable fake date)”. Never fails to impress…

]]> http://pqliving.com/wayback-iii-washington-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-9414 monkeyrotica Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:12:20 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=1427#comment-9414 Shorpy's got some excellent photos of old DC, including some great shots of the Waffle Shop and the commercial corridors on H and 8th. Shorpy’s got some excellent photos of old DC, including some great shots of the Waffle Shop and the commercial corridors on H and 8th.

]]> http://pqliving.com/wayback-iii-washington-monument/comment-page-1/#comment-9404 LiveAndWorkinPQ Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:58:20 +0000 http://pqliving.com/?p=1427#comment-9404 If you look at the monument you can see a slight color variation from the batch of stone used for the bottom part and what was used after building was resumed. This is one of those facts that I tell guests / visitors and some are intrigued and some think I am making it up. I will have to refer the non believers to PQ living next time! If you look at the monument you can see a slight color variation from the batch of stone used for the bottom part and what was used after building was resumed. This is one of those facts that I tell guests / visitors and some are intrigued and some think I am making it up. I will have to refer the non believers to PQ living next time!

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