Lincoln Memorial Update

[L Verge]

From the September 28, 1915 edition of The Evening Star:

"[Former] Senator Blackburn said that the foundation upon which the massive structure will stand had been so constructed that it could bear the weight not only of the memorial but also that of the Washington Monument and the Capitol combined."

Hopefully, we will never have to prove that; but the Memorial does stand on what was once swamp land. Considering the added weight of the millions (billions?) of visitors and the tour buses that used to be able to get very close before 9/11, the structure has done well for the past nearly-100 years.