It was donated by Welsh citizens in New York from a quarry in Swansea.
It says: fy iaith, fy nghwlad, fy nghenedl – Cymry am byth"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument
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It was donated by Welsh citizens in New York from a quarry in Swansea.
It says: fy iaith, fy nghwlad, fy nghenedl – Cymry am byth"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Monument
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Wow that’s a cool fact. I was there a few months ago. I wish I had known it then!
I find it interesting they chose “Cymry am byth” (“Welsh forever”) as opposed to “Cymru am byth” (“Wales forever”). It makes it feel as if the Welsh language had a more important role than Wales or it’s people did.
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