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Lincoln Memorial

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  1. A massive monument built in Washington, D.C., in honor of Abraham Lincoln. The memorial contains a statue of Lincoln seated and stone engravings of Lincoln's second inaugural address and his Gettysburg Address.


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Mr. Trump ended the midterm with remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The project's height would interrupt the sight lines between the Lincoln Memorial, one of Washington's iconic landmarks, and Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for hundreds of thousands of American servicemembers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Or, perhaps, thanks to the “penny funeral” Ramp held in December at the Lincoln Memorial after the U.S.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026

At that height, the structure would dwarf the 99-foot Lincoln Memorial nearby and be half as high as the Washington Monument.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

While the Freedom Writers were standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in the spring of 1997, something magical occurred.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

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