Washington Monument and Jefferson Pier in Washington DC
by William Kuta
Title
Washington Monument and Jefferson Pier in Washington DC
Artist
William Kuta
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
The stone marker in the foreground is the top of the Jefferson Pier, a mostly-buried column that marked the Washington Meridian. The meridian, declared in 1804, never supplanted the Greenwich standard. The much larger obelisk in the background needs no introduction.
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September 29th, 2010
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