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In the 1880s, the WWII Memorial site was underwater. The Army Corps of Engineers was in the process of using landfill to extend the Mall westward to what became the site of the Lincoln Memorial. (Photograph courtesy Library of Congress)

In the 1880s, the WWII Memorial site was underwater. The Army Corps of Engineers was in the process of using landfill to extend the Mall westward to what became the site of the Lincoln Memorial. (Photograph courtesy Library of Congress)

 
 

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