Thread: Conflicting Reports: Washington Monument Leaning After Quake

Conflicting Reports About The Washington Monument Leaning After Quake

Washington Monument Clearly Leaning? - Live Cam

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Obama is Bent in the Head

Congress is Bent in the Head

and now the Washington Monument is Bent

Everything in D.C. is now "BENT"

It's got a crack in it....like the rest of the "crack heads" in DC!!!!


View Gallery.Security keeps people from entering the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Tuesday, …
....WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service says engineers have found a crack near the top of the Washington Monument presumably caused by a magnitude-5.8 earthquake that shook the East Coast.

Park service spokesman Bill Line said Tuesday night that structural engineers found the crack where the 555-foot landmark narrows considerably.

He says the monument will be closed indefinitely to keep the public safe.

An outside engineering service will study the crack on Wednesday.

The 91,000-ton monument is made of Maryland marble.

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Washington Monument Indefinitely Closes After Earthquake Causes Cracks

WASHINGTON – After reports of the Washington Monument possibly leaning due to a 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Virginia Tuesday, the National Park Services has revealed an inspection found cracks in the stones at the top of the Monument.

The NPS released a statement after completing a secondary inspection that structural engineers will evaluate the cracks Wednesday to determine the best way to repair the Monument before reopening it to the public.

The Washington Monument grounds have been reopened except for an area about 100 feet outside of the plaza.



The initial reports of the Monument leaning due to the earthquake have previously been called false by U.S. Park officials.



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