A piece of history has been discovered in Baltimore.The original cornerstone of the Washington Monument in Baltimore, thought to be long lost, was discovered last week while crews dug for a sewage ...

white marble cornerstone of the Washington Monument. Crowds cheered as President James K. Polk led a parade of military troops. Dolley Madison and Elizabeth “Eliza” Hamilton waved from ...

The cornerstone was laid on July 4 ... Made of granite and marble, the Washington Monument was designed to look like an Egyptian obelisk. Also, it was the tallest structure in the world until ...

Officials unveiled the contents of a time capsule and a cornerstone of Baltimore's Washington Monument, revealing a glimpse at American history. Dozens dodge raindrops for Washington Monument ...

3. The Masons, and the Pope, were involved with the monument. Yes, the Free Masons were involved in the cornerstone ceremony and they used Washington’s masonic symbols in the ceremony.

The Washington Monument stood as a mere nub of 156 feet tall for two decades. The cornerstone was laid July 4, 1848, in a ceremony attended by 20,000 people. President James K. Polk, former first ...

In his master plan for the new city of Washington, D.C., architect ... Freemasons laid a symbolic cornerstone for the monument. By 1854, the monument was 143 feet tall but money was running ...

Few structures represent the United States as powerfully as the Washington Monument. At the center of Washington, D.C., the impressive marble obelisk (555 feet tall and 55 feet wide) pays grand ...