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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.

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