• The al uminium tip of the Washington. Monument*. at Washington, was found to lie remarkably well preserved iwhcn inspected recently, and thb engraved linseriptti.on recording i.ttf placement on December C, 1884, appeared as sharp. and clear after cleaning as if it were cut only a sh'Ot’t time' ago. Advantage was taken '.of;, the; scaffolding made • for cleaning the monument to climb to the metal cap 555 ft above the ground 1 .
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12530, 16 April 1935, Page 4
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