February 6, 2009 5:00 AM
Memorial or monument? -- UPDATE
During President Barack Obama's inauguration, we heard many references to the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial. What's the difference between a monument and a memorial? -- Jay
According to National Park Service nomenclature, a monument honors a landmark, structure or other object of historic or scientific interest, such as the Colorado National Monument west of Grand Junction, a natural wonder; a person or episode is commemorated by a memorial, such as the Lincoln Memorial.
So, clearly, the Washington Monument is an anomaly, and it's considered a memorial within the Park Service.
As to why it's called a monument, David Barna, chief of public affairs for the Park Service, said that's probably simply the name the monument had when it came under the service's jurisdiction.
The obelisk was sponsored by the Washington National Monument Society, and construction was complete well before the law authorizing declaration of national monuments was enacted in 1906.
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