Washington Monument
Washington Monument
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Location Information
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The Washington Monument is a monument in Washington, D.C. Its designer is Robert Mills.
History
The Simpson family visited here when they were traveling around Washington, D.C.[1]
Homer includes Robert Mills in The Lazy Hall of Fame for "[putting] so little thought and effort into designing a monument", yet getting a lot of money for it.[2]
The Springfield advertisement for the new statue of Jebediah Springfield shows iconic US places such as the Washington Monument seen from the Capitol (Washington, D.C.), Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.), the Liberty Bell (Philadelphia), Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Arlington) and Mount Rushmore (South Dakota).[3]
Behind the Laughter
In real life, a competition was held in 1836 for designs for the Washington Monument. Mills was the winner and the prize was $500, equivalent to about $12,500 in 2013 (when Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness was published).
Appearances
Episode – "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" - Episode – "Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson" (picture seen)
- Episode – "Them, Robot"
- Episode – "Blazed and Confused" (picture seen)
- Episode – "D'oh Canada" (picture seen)
- Episode – "The Winter of Our Monetized Content" (picture seen)
Comic story – Homer's America 
Book – Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness
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