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Exploring the Secret Basement of the Lincoln Memorial

Have you heard of the secret basement of the Lincoln Memorial? Join us as we explore this mysterious area and uncover its secrets.
Police raid a gambler's den. Several loads of book makers were taken from the E. St. address by the police (Library of Congress)
Members of Georgetown University’s track team, complete with running shoes, pose somewhat incongruously in front of the card catalog in Riggs Library
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We were unaware. This is pretty cool, and it would be so cool to check it out. Have any GoDCers been lucky enough to visit the basement of the Lincoln Memorial?

Basement below north terrace, looking west. 15 July 1992. - Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Basement below north terrace, looking west. 15 July 1992. – Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Source: Library of Congress

Basement below east terraces. 3 June 1991. - Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Basement below east terraces. 3 June 1991. – Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Source: Library of Congress

Basement below east terraces. 3 June 1991. - Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Basement below east terraces. 3 June 1991. – Lincoln Memorial, West Potomac Park, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

Source: Library of Congress

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