Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and the first Secretary of State for the United States of America. The memorial was dedicated on Jefferson’s 200th birthday ...

It’s truly a paradox that the light shining on the Jefferson Memorial contradicts an American principle that this Founding Father is known for defending. Here’s the storyline: A couple ...

For many locals, East Potomac Park is one of D.C.’s best-kept secrets. This airy peninsula just south of the Jefferson Memorial drives a grassy wedge between the Potomac River and the Washington ...

The monument comes with a large price tag. It'll cost $4.2 million to complete. That's one reason why Elias Jones, a sixth-grade Jefferson Middle School student, decided to help out. "It was first ...

Some of the most iconic memorials that grace Washington, D.C., drawing millions of visitors every year, only narrowly survived being scrapped altogether. In 1791, Pierre L'Enfant drew up designs ...

U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has filed legislation that would direct the secretary of the Interior to carve the figure of President Donald Trump on Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South ...