WTOP: Lincoln Memorial reopens after graduation celebration leaves litter

By Editor On May 21, 2022 Last updated May 21, 2022

D.C.’s Lincoln Memorial was closed for cleaning Saturday morning after National Mall officials said students from a local university celebrating their graduation left the area littered with trash.

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