Visitor Information
NOTE: The monument was closed in June 2010 for safety reasons, according to articles in the "Baltimore Sun" and "Washington Post" newspapers. Missing mortar and rusted support brackets were among specific safety concerns. While reports initially indicated the closure would last three months, no updated information on opening was available as of August 2010. (It is still closed as of December 2012).
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