Template:Did you know nominations/Washington Hall (hotel)

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:38, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Washington Hall (hotel)

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... that one of the first hotels in Atlanta, Washington Hall, was built in 1846 and destroyed during the Battle of Atlanta?

ALT1:... that the Washington Hall hotel in Atlanta was destroyed during the Battle of Atlanta as part of General Sherman's scorched earth policy?

5x expanded by JJonahJackalope (talk). Self-nominated at 20:52, 25 February 2020 (UTC).

New enough and long enough (just barely a 5X expansion). Multiple citations in every paragraph, within all policy. Nom's 4th DYK, so QPQ not needed. The hook is short enough, but falls a little flat. There is not much to go on in this short article, but working in "burning of Atlanta" or "scorched earth" instead of just "Battle of Atlanta" might make it more interesting. Can you propose an alternate hook? MB 02:47, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

Added alternate hook that incorporates more from the article, including General Sherman and the scorched earth policy. JJonahJackalope (talk) 04:54, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

ALT1 is much more interesting, within length, properly cited. Good to go with ALT1. MB 03:21, 2 March 2020 (UTC)