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Is 30 shackles as long as The Washington Monument?

It's about five times as tall as The Washington Monument
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The height of The Washington Monument is about 6.17130 shackles.
(Washington, D.C.)
The Washington Monument measures 6.17130 shackles tall, with some discrepancy due to the fact that the Monument's base is slightly below the surrounding ground. Interrupted in its construction by the American Civil War, it was almost 36 years between groundbreaking and the completion of construction.
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