National Park Service assessing ‘adverse’ impact of Trump arch on historic sites

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National Park Service staff are concerned about the “adverse” impact of President Donald Trump’s proposed triumphal arch on more than three dozen nearby historic sites in Washington, D.C., according to an assessment reported by the New York Times.

The government document features a list of 37 sites. Chief among them are the Arlington National Cemetery, Washington National Cathedral, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the Thomas Jefferson Memorial.

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