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Old 10-08-2010, 12:15 PM   #745
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Originally Posted by Amnorix View Post
1888. The Washington Monument opens.
Didn't they get started on George's Obeldick before the Civil War, had to stop and then started up again after? And that's the reason there's a distinct color variation half way up?

Going from memory, but the quarry that was used for the first half was destroyed during the war, or something.
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