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- WMON_041114_03.JPG: Washington Monument: Signal Station:
During the Antietam Campaign, the U.S. Signal Corps used the stone structure as the signal station. On July 4, 1827, citizens of the town of Boonsboro paraded to the top of the mountain here and began building his first monument in the country completed in honor of George Washington. On September 14, 1862, as Confederate General Robert E. Lee and his staff entered Boonsboro during the Battle of South Mountain, Lt. Col. E,P. Alexander observed "a small party of people on what seemed to be some sort of tower on the mountaintop." Thinking they were union signalers, Alexander lead a squad of eight men up to investigate, but found them to be only some local citizens trying to get a better view of the combat. Federal signalmen did use the monument afterword, however, and during the Battle of Antietam three days later.
- WMON_041114_22.JPG: A view from the monument. The long building in the foreground is the Boonsboro school complex.
- Wikipedia Description: Washington Monument State Park
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Washington Monument in Washington County, Maryland, United States, honors "Father of Our Country" George Washington.
Location:
Located within Washington Monument State Park four miles east of the town of Boonsboro, the monuments sits near the summit of South Mountain's Monument Knob (1540 feet / 470 m).
History:
Built in 1827, it was the first Washington monument completed. The Baltimore Washington Monument was completed two years later, although it had been started considerably earlier in 1815. The famous District of Columbia Washington Monument was not completed until 1885. The stone tower was built and dedicated to the first president by the citizens of Boonsboro on July 4, 1827. The tower is 34 feet (10.4 m) tall and was built by the citizens of the village of Boonsboro.
On July 4, 1827, at 7 a.m., most of the 500 inhabitants of the town assembled in the public square. A dedication service was held at noon. The volunteers gathered for lunch, and then work was resumed and continued until 4 o'clock, when the monument stood 15 feet high on a base 54 feet in circumference. Plans were made to complete the tower to a height of 30 feet "after the busy season," and in the fall of that year this was done.
In the ensuing years, the Washington Monument became a popular meeting place, but over the years, weather and vandalism reduced it to a pile of rubble. In 1882, the restoration of the monument was undertaken and carried out under the sponsorship of the Odd Fellows Lodge of Boonsboro. At this time a canopy was added, and a roadway for vehicles was built up the mountainside to the site. A decade later the rugged tower was marred by the development of a crack in the wall. Because it was not repaired, the monument again fell in ruins.
In 1920, the one acre site was purchased by the Washington County Historical Society, and in 1934 it was deeded to the State of Maryland for use as a State Park. The tower was rebuilt in its present form by members of the Civilian Conservation Corps, who set in place the original cornerstone and a facsimile of the dedication tablet.
The third dedication ceremony was held on July 4, 1936, exactly 109 years after that first day of patriotic activity by the citizens of Boonsboro, which produced the beginnings of the country's first completed monument to George Washington.
The Appalachian Trail goes through the state park, and passes the base of the monument.
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