Administered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Located National Mall Adjacent to 14th Street, between Constitution Avenue, N.W. & Independence Avenue, S.W Washington District of Columbia
Date:
1851. Installed 1850s
Notes:
Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 70.
Image on file.
Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 70.
TO THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY/PRESENTED BY THE/INDEPENDENT ORDER OF/UNITED BROTHERS/OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND./A.D. 1851.
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Summary:
The stone is carved in relief with three emblems depicting on the left a leafy tree, in the middle a fluted Ionic column, and on the right an amphora on a pedestal. An inscription carved in relief appears across the middle of the stone.
