Using nothing more than
an enormous wooden derrick and human muscle power, workers gently lowered the massive obelisk onto
a series of greased logs and rolled it toward its new site.
Using nothing more than
an enormous wooden derrick and human muscle power, workers gently lowered the massive obelisk onto
a series of greased logs and rolled it toward its new site.
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George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Code: GEWA
George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Westmoreland County, Virginia Latitude: 38.1929016113281, Longitude: -76.9233016967773