Pierre L'Enfant's Washington Monument

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Why Washington’s most magnificent monuments barely made it on the map - Washington Examiner

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Pierre L'Enfant ’s initial framework for Washington was largely ignored for decades , as the district remained in an undeveloped state of chaos at the end of the 19th century .

It wasn’t until the early 1830s that serious planning commenced for the Washington Monument .

Serious planning for the Jefferson Memorial didn't begin until the 1930s , when Franklin Roosevelt decided to dedicate a national monument to the Founding Father.

The “ Cherry Tree Rebellion ” broke out in the late 1930s .

It regarded thousands of cherry trees Japan had gifted to the U.S. in the early 20th century .

Anti-Roosevelt activists wanted the original trees preserved.

Roosevelt refused to cave and the monument was completed in 1943 .

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