The Recovery of the Southern Corner Stone of the District Paper Read Before the
The Recovery of the Southern Corner Stone of the District Paper Read Before the
Fred E Fred Eugene Woodward
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Col. W. C. Langfitt, of the Engineer Corps, deserves our kind consideration for valuable services rendered by him in uncovering the stone and allowing us to photograph the same as soon as it was visible, and" later constructing a suitable concrete cage which is a perfect protection for the stone. Some inscription should be placed upon the enclosure to the effect that this is The Initial Corner Stone of the District of Columbia, Placed in Position April 15, 1791. An enduring bronze tablet will c...ost about $75. 00, but pending the question of expending such a sum, a printed sign might be secured at a cost of a few dollars. The present time is a favorable one to suggest to the Representatives in Congress from this Congressional district in Virginia that a little effort and the expendi- 24 Records of the Columbia Historical Society. ture of a small sum of money would suffice to restore and fully protect for the future the remaining thirteen stones on the Virginia side of the old territory, thus saving these ancient and truly honorable landmarks from liand of the careless and the wantonly vandal, leaving them subject only to the ravages of time, whose softening finger dulls the sharpest lines and adds a beauty and a charm even to decay.
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