#Ulysses S. Grant Memorial by Edward Pearce Casey

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Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city on May 3, 1802. 

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United States President Ulysses S. Grant was as born #OTD 200 years ago on April 27, 1822.

The Grant Memorial (above)—on the west side of the US Capitol Building—was dedicated 100 years ago on his 100th birthday. The Memorial was created by sculptor Henry Merwin Shrady with the assistance of Edmond Amateis and architect Edward Pearce Casey.

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The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., was completed on December 6, 1884.

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Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city on May 3, 1802. 

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The newly completed Washington Monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885.

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The newly completed Washington Monument was dedicated on February 21, 1885.