Washington lays the US Capitol cornerstone in a Masonic ceremony

18 September 1793 · Washington, D.C. · importance 3/5 · manual

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First Cornerstone whole source
Official source for the 1793 U.S. Capitol cornerstone ceremony and its Masonic direction.
Cornerstone Ceremony whole source
Masonic source explaining public cornerstone ceremonies, northeast corner placement, square, level, plumb, corn, wine, and oil.

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enabled Masonic cornerstone ceremonies in American public architecture 1793 The Capitol ceremony became a reference point for later Masonic cornerstone ceremonies.

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Start date (EDTF) 18 September 1793 End date (EDTF, empty for a point event)

1914 · 1914-07-28 · -0489 (490 BCE) · 1930~ (circa) · 19XX (century) · 197X (decade)

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