@BeschlossDC @AC0793 pretty sure San Jacinto is taller.
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But it's not all made of stone.
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@Sully1876@BeschlossDC@AC0793 San Jacinto is made of reinforced concrete, with a facade of limestone. Washington Monument is all stone.
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@BeschlossDC Topped with largest piece of pure aluminum in existence, back when aluminum was almost impossible to make.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC: Washington Monument topped off (still world's tallest stone edifice)-completed this day 1884:#LOC pic.twitter.com/K7rxVwnYU0”
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@BeschlossDC .@MrTravis6937 That answers the question of the required minimum height of the Obama Colossus.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC@JoryRand Would love to watch how they got up and down it. Had to be the scariest experience ever.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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USA Big D! RT
@BeschlossDC Here Washington Monument is topped off (still world's tallest stone edifice) this day 1884pic.twitter.com/Xw3gNDEDnI
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@BeschlossDC@Holdenradio Here is what it looks like todayhttp://gizmodo.com/heres-what-the-tip-of-the-washington-monument-looks-li-1462907949 …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC - How many OSHA violations can you count? - End of conversation
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@BeschlossDC@BerkeleyBrett Too bad that North Korean C-130 with the quad mini-guns crashed into it when they launched their sneak attack.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC love the pride there and how they are dressed ...could never expect that todayThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC Not world's tallest stone structure. San Jacinto Monument in Texas (where else?) is 567'. Washington Monument is 555'.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC oh Michael, "the Washington Monument is topped off" should not have been your first choice if wordsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@BeschlossDC it was topped with aluminum, which was rarer than gold and platinum at the time.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Ugly-ass paperweight RT
@BeschlossDC Here Washington Monument is topped off--completed this day 1884pic.twitter.com/GTjFcbh7Nm
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