https://freerepublic.com/tag/crowdestimate/ en-us Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:38:26 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339945/posts the National Mall’s abundance of public monuments and museums inspire some 24 million people to visit each year Forbestraveler.com https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339945/posts#comment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:38:26 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339769/posts Everett Wilkinson, a national leader for the Tea Party Patriots group, says the crowd size caught the park police by surprise – so much so they ordered the event to begin several hours earlier than planned to maintain crowd control. "I showed up a little before 8:30 a.m. at Freedom Plaza, where we were staging for the event," Wilkinson tells Newsmax. "I was there about a half hour early and it was hard to get to the stage at that time. Around 9:20 or so, I was on stage and the park police came up and said, 'If it keeps... NewsMax https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2339769/posts#comment Tue, 15 Sep 2009 01:27:27 GMT