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American History Gazette- August 2010

Plans Unveiled for National Mall Makeover America’s front yard—as Washington’s National Mall has been nicknamed— needs some work. Upwards of $600 million worth, according to the draft plan recently put out by the Mall’s minders, the National Park Service. In the words of Susan Spain, the project executive in charge of the plan, the Mall …

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