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In 1854, work on the Washington Monument stopped. It did not start again for 20 years. Why
did the work stop?

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Construction of the monument began in 1848 and was halted for a period of 23 years, from 1854 to 1877 due to a lack of funds, a struggle for control over the Washington National Monument Society, and the American Civil War.

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