The National Park Service shared a message on Monday that had several Washington, D.C., residents scratching their heads until they realized it was April Fools’ Day.
“We’re often asked why there’s a color change in the stone of the Washington Monument,” the National Park Service’s social media account for the National Mall posted on X.
We're often asked why there's a color change in the stone of the Washington Monument. The color change marks how far the towering monument was lowered underground every night in the 1940s to help planes avoid it after National Airport opened on the Potomac. #WashingtonDC pic.twitter.com/tNxjBzoD71
— National Mall NPS (@NationalMallNPS) April 1, 2024
The NPS post continued, “The color change marks how far the towering monument
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