Washington Monument (Baltimore)
The Washington Monument is the centerpiece of intersecting Mount Vernon Place and Washington Place, an urban square in the Mount Vernon-Belvedere neighborhood north of downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It was the first major monument to honor George Washington (1732–1799).
Baltimore's Washington Monument, 1890 (looking north)
Statue by Causici of George Washington's resignation as commander-in-chief
View from the top of the monument
Baltimore's Washington Monument, 1900 (looking west)
Mount Vernon is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, located immediately north of the city's downtown. It is named for George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Virginia, as the site of the city's Washington Monument.
Northward view from the Washington Monument