OBELISK. 



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and addresses followed. The fragments of the 

 brass crabs, brought from Alexandria, are pre- 

 served in the Metropolitan Museum. The crabs 

 now at the base of the monolith, fac-similes of 

 the old ones, were cast in New York. 



The following is a list of all the known mono- 

 lith obelisks in the world, that have a history, 

 or are otherwise interesting to the general 

 reader. The Washington Monument is an im- 

 mense obelisk, but it is not a monolith : 



