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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: The Washington Monument That Was Built Before The Washington Monument
Description: Today in 1827, the people of Boonsboro, Maryland marked Independence Day by trying to build a stone monument to George Washington in a single day. It was a Washington Monument way before the opening of the Washington Monument in DC. Plus: today in Michigan, it's the Berrien Springs Pickle Festival.
The Little-Known Story of the First Washington Monument (Smithsonian)
After A More Than 16-Year Hiatus, This Small Town Now Hosts The Longest-Running Pickle Festival In Michigan (Only In Your State)