Monuments

Monument commemorating the location of the New Jersey soldiers at the Valley Forge encampment.

Two monuments to Apolinario Mabini stand along the Asan Beach Trail. Mabini was the Prime Minister and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the first Philippine Republic from January 23, 1899 – May 7, 1899. When the United States acquired the Philippines from Spain at the end of the Spanish-American War in 1899, Mabini and his followers refused to take an oath of allegiance to the United States and were exiled to Guam.

The U.S. Landing Monument commemorates the 1944 American liberation of Guam, one of the most intense and costliest battles of the Pacific. It is located at the spot where the 21st U.S. Marines landed on Assan Beach.

At the tip of Asan Point, the six-sided Liberator’s Memorial honors all U.S. forces involved in the recapture of Guam. Each side is dedicated to a division of the Armed Forces.

On beachside of the Asan Beach Trail sits a cast bronze plaque set on 4’x3’ concrete cube. It was built by the Third Marine Division Association in 1990 to honor the marines who fought at Asan Beach.

The Memorial Wall of Names includes the names of the 1,880 U.S. servicemen who died on Guam during World War II as well as the 1,170 people of Guam who died during the war and the 14,721 who suffered atrocities during the occupation and battles.

One of the tallest monuments on the field at about 58 feet tall, it was dedicated September 17, 1920, on the 58th Anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. The bronze tablets list the generals from New York who were in command and the New York regiments and batteries at Antietam and depict the New York State coat of arms. Almost one-fourth of the Union army at Antietam was from New York. Over 250 Civil War veterans attended the dedication.

The monument to General Lee and his role in the Battle of Antietam. At Antietam he hoped for a decisive victory, but Lee had to settle for a military draw.

A monument to three regiments who fought at the Battle of Antietam. Their combined loss was 17 men killed, 4 officers and 87 men wounded, 2 men missing, total 110.

This lesson is based on the Washington Monument, one of the thousands of properties listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Understand why George Washington was so revered during his lifetime and beyond, and learn why it took 100 years to complete this famous monument in his honor.

In 1864, a company of United States Colored Troops on foraging detail were brutally attacked and killed by a group of Confederate guerrillas at Ross's Landing, Arkansas. The event, which was largely forgotten, was documented in 1864 newspapers and later rediscovered through meticulous burial records.

For an urban bike expedition in D.C., visit the Mount Vernon Trail! Plan ahead for many stops along the way to fully immerse yourself in the nation’s rich history!

The hostilities of World War II did not end all at once. In the United States, they also took place against the somber backdrop of President Roosevelt's death on April 12, 1945. A few short days later, on May 8, President Truman announced the unconditional surrender of Germany. Celebrations of V-E (Victory in Europe) Day spilled into the streets across the country and around the world. But the celebrations were tinged with the awareness that the war in the Pacific continued.

Print, cut, and build your own Washington Monument.

NCPTT's Kevin Ammons interviews Jason Church a conservator with the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. Jason coordinates the Center’s very successful series of cemetery monument conservation workshops.

You chose to allow the Washington National Monument Society to finish what they started and continue leading the project to build the Washington Monument. But will the Society be able to handle the job?

In this Washington Monument: Build Your Own Adventure option, you chose to wait and see if the Washington National Monument Society can raise the money needed to finish the Washington Monument without funding from the federal government. Will the society be able to come up with a successful fundraising campaign?

As you Build Your Own Adventure, you chose to redesign the Washington Monument using on the 156-foor marble tower that had been built so far by 1875, hoping that the monument to George Washington could be completed by the nation's 100th birthday in 1876. Will it work? Or will the foundation have to be reinforced, delaying the monument's completion?

You are on the committee that is in charge of deciding what to do with the unfinished Washington Monument. You vote to start over and find a new design. Draw a picture of your idea for a monument to honor George Washington. Do your fellow committee members agree to dismantle the monument and build your design?