The Washington Monument is north of the Lincoln Memorial.
 Construction of the presidential memorial began in 1848 and was halted for a period of 23 years, from 1854 to 1877 for lack of funds, a struggle for control over the Washington National Monument Society, and the American Civil War
 However, a lack of funds, disagreement over what type of memorial would best honor the country's first president, and the Washington family's reluctance to move his body from Mount Vernon prevented progress on any project

