In my latest for @BaltimoreHistories, I explore how: "Enthusiastic Baltimoreans ensured that the first significant architectural monument in the United States would be built in Baltimore. It was also the first-planned monument to America’s first president." #Baltimore #PublicHistory #Memory #Monuments #Maryland
https://www.baltimorehistories.com/post/becoming-the-monumental-city-the-story-of-baltimore-s-washington-monument
Image source: https://www.loc.gov/item/2016796251/
@emmanuel @BaltimoreHistories the one that from certain angles it looks like Washington is flipping off the entire city.