The Capitol's cornerstone was laid by President George Washington. This was done in a ceremony held on September 18, 1793.
Some form of construction surely began long before 18 September 1793 when George Washington laid the cornerstone in a Masonic ceremony. By tradition the laying of the cornerstone marks the beginning of construction although surveying, excavation and land clearance had to precede that occasion. Surely the first spade of earth had been turned over and the first elevation stakes put in place months before the ceremony began.
An important building stone is a cornerstone, because it is the reference stone for all other stones laid.
In April of 1912 the cornerstone of Technion in Haifa, Palestine was laid. Technion is the Israel Institute of Technology and was opened in 1924.
September 11th, 1941. Yep, you read that correctly, September 11th. Pure coicidence, I assure you. Look at the finger, not the stars that it is pointing at.
Rosa Parks are you by chance from the University of wyoming? political science? because we couldn't find it in the book either
The cornerstone for the capitol building was laid on September 18, 1793.
George Washington
If you refer to the US Capitol building, that would be George Washington during a Masonic cornerstone ceremony.
The cornerstone for the building was laid on July 4, 1845, and construction finished in 1859 .The Tennessee State Capitol stands today much as it did when it first opened in 1859, and is a magnificent tribute to the people of Tennessee.
Some form of construction surely began long before 18 September 1793 when George Washington laid the cornerstone in a Masonic ceremony. By tradition the laying of the cornerstone marks the beginning of construction although surveying, excavation and land clearance had to precede that occasion. Surely the first spade of earth had been turned over and the first elevation stakes put in place months before the ceremony began.
September 11, 1941
If you told us the memorial we might be able to tell who put in the cornerstone.
Early in 1848 construction began on the Washington Monument. The cornerstone was laid as part of July 4th ceremonies that year.
the cornerstone on st Patrick's cathedral New York is laid just south of the diocese's orphanage.
No president laid the Washington Monument's cornerstone in 1850. The cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1848 by Benjamin Brown French (September 4, 1800 - August 12, 1870), Grand Master of the Masons.
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Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes laid the cornerstone for the Supreme Court Building on October 13, 1932. In a speech commemorating the occasion he said, "The Republic endures, and this is the symbol of its faith."