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  1. www.nps.gov › nama › planyourvisitDistrict of Columbia War Memorial - National Mall and ...

    The D.C. War memorial is the only District memorial on the National Mall. It symbolizes the unique distinction of Washington, D.C. as a local entity even though it is the federal city.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › District_of_Columbia_WarDistrict of Columbia War Memorial - Wikipedia

    The District of Columbia War Memorial commemorates the citizens of the District of Columbia who served in World War I. Located on the National Mall, it was constructed in 1931 as a domed, peristyle Doric temple.

  4. www.nps.gov › places › 000District of Columbia War Memorial - U.S. National Park Service

    Jan 11, 2024 · Built to honor the 499 District of Columbia residents who gave their lives in service in World War I, the DC War Memorial was dedicated in 1931 in a ceremony that included President Hoover and a performance by a band led by John Philip Sousa. The memorial and grounds were restored in 2010.

  5. historicsites.dcpreservation.org › items › showDistrict of Columbia War Memorial - The District of Columbia ...

    The District of Columbia War Memorial was constructed in 1931, following a five-year-long campaign by the DC community to raise money for a memorial that would honor the 26,000 residents who served (and the 499 who died) in World War I.

  6. www.nps.gov › articles › building-the-district-ofBuilding the District of Columbia War Memorial (U.S. National ...

    The District of Columbia War Memorial was built in 1931 to honor the more than 26,000 residents of Washington, D.C., who served in World War I. The memorial stands in West Potomac Park in a grove of trees between the Reflecting Pool and Independence Avenue.

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  7. www.smithsonianmag.com › history › exclusive-lookAn Exclusive Preview of the New World War I Memorial

    And though there was, already, a local monument on the National Mall, dedicated in 1931 to the District of Columbia residents who fought and died in the war, the Great War was still alone...

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  9. www.loc.gov › item › dc1019District of Columbia War Memorial, West Potomac Park ...

    Designed by Washington architect Frederick H. Brooke, with the assistance of Washington architects Horace W. Peaslee and Nathan C. Wyeth, the district of Columbia War Memorial is a 47-foot tall circular, domed, Doric temple.

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