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:
1853. Installed ca. 1889
Notes:
Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 176.
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. 176.
THE YOUNG MEN'S/MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION/OF CINCINNATI,/ORGANIZED A.D. 1835: A.D. 1853, 2400 MEMBERS,-/PROUD TO HONOR WASHINGTON,/CONTRIBUTES ITS HUMBLE QUOTA/TO THE SWELLING TIDE OF NATIONAL GRATITUDE./OHIO-- FIRST BORN OF ORDINANCE OF '87./ EVERY PULSATION OF HER HEART BEATS HIGH, BEATS STRONG,/FOR LIBERTY AND THE UNION. (Lower right, on border:) D. BOLLES CIN. SCULPT signed
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Summary:
The stone is carved in relief with an inscription by the Young Men's Mercantile Library of Cincinnati, Ohio. The outer edges of the stone are carved with a border.
