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Jefferson Memorial's Signs of Sinking Raise Fresh Alarms
Washington Post ^
| 6/16/07
| Michael E. Ruane
Posted on 06/17/2007 1:07:44 PM PDT by wagglebee
Up on the surface, the signs of the trouble at the Jefferson Memorial are small:
A few blacktop patches over uneven seams in some concrete. A cordoned-off section where the sea wall has slipped below the front plaza. The "tilt meter" boxes that visitors can't see unless they know where to look.
Underground, though, the problems may be huge: Slowly, almost imperceptibly, parts of the complex seem to be sinking into the mud.
It's probably not endangering the majestic 32,000-ton domed structure itself, although it's being monitored for movement.
The big problem seems to be a section of the sea wall that is breaking from the memorial's plaza and settling into the Tidal Basin. The "ring road" along the memorial's circumference also seems to be shifting, officials say.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: jeffersonmemorial; memorial; thomasjefferson
Somewhat ironic since the Republic that Jefferson and the other Founding Fathers gave us seems to be sinking too.
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posted on
06/17/2007 1:07:47 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
To: wagglebee
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posted on
06/17/2007 1:12:13 PM PDT
by
B4Ranch
(Check out this website for the National Veterans Coalition http://www.nvets.org/)
To: wagglebee
Homeowners in the Potomac drainage basin (the Tidewater portion) have had similar problems when their seawalls failed. (Many years ago, I worked on a seawall crew--quite a bit downriver from D.C.)
I guess if they want it to stop, they will have to build a wall.
Funny how that applies...
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posted on
06/17/2007 1:14:10 PM PDT
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly.)
Comment #4 Removed by Moderator
To: wagglebee
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posted on
06/17/2007 1:34:48 PM PDT
by
ThePythonicCow
(The Greens steal in fear of pollution, The Reds in fear of greed; Fear arising from a lack of Faith.)
To: ThePythonicCow
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posted on
06/17/2007 1:36:53 PM PDT
by
MEG33
(GOD BLESS OUR ARMED FORCES)
To: wagglebee
Your comment says it all!
The Jefferson Memorial is my favorite!
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posted on
06/17/2007 1:37:50 PM PDT
by
Red_Devil 232
(VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
To: wagglebee
Why fix the monument? The redemopublicrats have destroyed the country that Jefferson and his colleagues gave us. I think the sinking memorial is apt.
Additionally, I propose that we attach generators to the spinning corpses of our founding fathers so that our nation can finally achieve energy independence.
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posted on
06/17/2007 1:40:49 PM PDT
by
mysterio
To: mysterio
Global Warming is CAUSED by the spinning of our founding fathers in their graves. Would that we could stop that and solve all our problems.
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posted on
06/17/2007 2:12:24 PM PDT
by
Boiling point
(The Indians had a bad immigration policy and look what happened to them!)
To: wagglebee
Its probably sinking because some knucklehead has tunneled in from Mexico and gone right under the foundation.
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posted on
06/17/2007 3:12:08 PM PDT
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: wagglebee
Yes. Just another sign that our Founding Fathers are spinning in their graves, looking down at the treasonous pols who inhabit the Capitol.
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posted on
06/17/2007 5:25:10 PM PDT
by
penowa
(NO more Bushes; NO more Clintons EVER!)
To: Red_Devil 232
Much nicer than the Temple of Lincoln.
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posted on
06/17/2007 9:21:17 PM PDT
by
Pelham
(deport and impeach)
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