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Who funded the Washington Monument? Taxpayers.
“The Washington Monument, built at intervals between 1848 and 1885 with funds from public subscriptions and Federal appropriations…..”
“Washington's 1799 death rekindled public aspiration for an appropriate tribute to him…..”
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