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Interior Secretary Jewell Celebrates Re-Opening of Washington Monument After Extensive Repair of Earthquake Damage

Monument Re-Opens Thanks to Exceptional Public-Private Partnership;  Group of Wounded Warriors Among First to Take Elevator Ride to Observation Area



Washington Monument WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2014.  Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today joined National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis, philanthropist David Rubenstein, and Trust for the National Mall President Caroline Cunningham to re-open the Washington Monument nearly three years after an earthquake significantly damaged its marble and granite structure.

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