Nation IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Presidential Shrines Undergoing Renewal
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Visitors to the nation’s capital might have to dodge scaffolding, construction crews and jackhammers as they tour historic sites for the next several summers. The Jefferson and Lincoln memorials are under restoration, and surveying work is getting underway on the Washington Monument. “These places belong to us, so when there’s work being done on them all the time, hooray for us!” said Roger G. Kennedy, director of the National Park Service.
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