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History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument SocietyHarvey, Frederick L. (Frederick Loviad)

History

History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society

Name: History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society
Author: Harvey, Frederick L. (Frederick Loviad)

Harvey, Frederick L. (Frederick Loviad)

Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.); Washington National Monument Society

Willard.
  Charles C. Glover.
  Professor S. D. Langley.
  Frederick L. Harvey.
  R. Ross Perry.

GENERAL AGENTS.

  Elisha Whittlesey,                     1848.
  Lieut. J. C. Ives,                     1859 to 1860.
  John S. Benson,                        1870.
  Frederick L. Harvey,                   1874 to 1876.




INSCRIPTION
ON
COPPER PLATE COVERING DEPOSIT-RECESS IN THE
CORNER-STONE OF MONUMENT.

                  4th JULY, 1776.

  DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                     AMERICA.


                  4th JULY, 1848.

      THIS CORNER-STONE LAID OF A MONUMENT,
    BY THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE
           MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.


                  JAMES K. POLK,
  _President of the United States and Ex-officio President of the Board
                   of Managers._

        WILLIAM BRENT, _1st Vice-President_.

  WILLIAM W. SEATON, _Mayor of Washington, 2d Vice-President_.

       GEN'L A. HENDERSON, _3d Vice-President_.

             J. B. H. SMITH, _Treasurer_.

            GEORGE WATTERSTON, _Secretary_.


BOARD OF MANAGERS.

  MAJOR-GEN'L WINFIELD SCOTT.
  GEN'L N. TOWSON.
  COL. J. J. ABERT.
  COL. J. KEARNEY.
  GEN'L WALTER JONES.
  THOMAS CARBERY.
  PETER FORCE.
  WM. A. BRADLEY.
  P. R. FENDALL.
  THOMAS MUNROE.
  WALTER LENOX.
  M. F. MAURY.
  THOMAS BLAGDEN.
  ELISHA WHITTLESEY, _General Agent_.

BUILDING COMMITTEE.

  THOMAS CARBERY.
  WILLIAM A. BRADLEY.
  GEORGE WATTERSTON.
  COL. J. J. ABERT.

COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

  GEN'L A. HENDERSON.
  WALTER LENOX.
  LIEUT. M. F. MAURY.
  JOSEPH H. BRADLEY, _Chief Marshal_.
  ROBERT MILLS, _Architect_.




LIST OF MEMBERS
OF THE
JOINT COMMISSION,
COMPLETION OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

ACT OF AUGUST 2, 1876.

(Commission Dissolved October 2, 1888.)


_Presidents._

  ULYSSES S. GRANT.      JAS. A. GARFIELD.
  R. B. HAYES.           CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
            GROVER CLEVELAND.

_Chiefs of Corps of Engineers, U. S. A._

  Brig.-Gen. A. A. HUMPHREYS.     Brig.-Gen. HORATIO WRIGHT.
  Brig.-Gen. JOHN NEWTON.         Brig.-Gen. THOS. L. CASEY (1888).

_Architect of the Capitol._

  EDWARD CLARK.

_Architects of the Treasury._

  JAS. G. HILL.      JOHN FRASER, Acting.      M. E. BELL.

_First Vice-President of Washington National Monument Society._

  W. W. CORCORAN.

_Secretary._

  F. L. HARVEY.

_Engineers in Charge Under Joint Commission._

  Col. THOS. LINCOLN CASEY,      Col. JOHN M. WILSON (1888),
                     Corps of Engineers.

_Assistants._

  Capt. GEO. W. DAVIS,        BERNARD R. GREEN,
     14th Inft., U. S. A.        Civil Engineer.

_Master Mechanic_--P. H. MCLAUGHLIN.

_Chief Clerk_--JAMES B. DUTTON.

_Draftsman_--GUSTAV FRIEBUS.




INSCRIPTIONS
ON THE
FOUR FACES OF THE ALUMINUM POINT CROWNING
APEX OF MONUMENT.

(NORTH FACE.)

JOINT COMMISSION
AT
SETTING OF CAP-STONE.

  CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
  W. W. CORCORAN, _Chairman_.
  M. E. BELL.
  EDWARD CLARK.
  JOHN NEWTON.
  _Act of August 2nd, 1876._

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Opening the text

History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument SocietyHarvey, Frederick L. (Frederick Loviad)

History

History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society

Harvey, Frederick L. (Frederick Loviad)

Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.); Washington National Monument Society

Willard.
  Charles C. Glover.
  Professor S. D. Langley.
  Frederick L. Harvey.
  R. Ross Perry.

GENERAL AGENTS.

  Elisha Whittlesey,                     1848.
  Lieut. J. C. Ives,                     1859 to 1860.
  John S. Benson,                        1870.
  Frederick L. Harvey,                   1874 to 1876.




INSCRIPTION
ON
COPPER PLATE COVERING DEPOSIT-RECESS IN THE
CORNER-STONE OF MONUMENT.

                  4th JULY, 1776.

  DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF
                     AMERICA.


                  4th JULY, 1848.

      THIS CORNER-STONE LAID OF A MONUMENT,
    BY THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES, TO THE
           MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON.


                  JAMES K. POLK,
  _President of the United States and Ex-officio President of the Board
                   of Managers._

        WILLIAM BRENT, _1st Vice-President_.

  WILLIAM W. SEATON, _Mayor of Washington, 2d Vice-President_.

       GEN'L A. HENDERSON, _3d Vice-President_.

             J. B. H. SMITH, _Treasurer_.

            GEORGE WATTERSTON, _Secretary_.


BOARD OF MANAGERS.

  MAJOR-GEN'L WINFIELD SCOTT.
  GEN'L N. TOWSON.
  COL. J. J. ABERT.
  COL. J. KEARNEY.
  GEN'L WALTER JONES.
  THOMAS CARBERY.
  PETER FORCE.
  WM. A. BRADLEY.
  P. R. FENDALL.
  THOMAS MUNROE.
  WALTER LENOX.
  M. F. MAURY.
  THOMAS BLAGDEN.
  ELISHA WHITTLESEY, _General Agent_.

BUILDING COMMITTEE.

  THOMAS CARBERY.
  WILLIAM A. BRADLEY.
  GEORGE WATTERSTON.
  COL. J. J. ABERT.

COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS.

  GEN'L A. HENDERSON.
  WALTER LENOX.
  LIEUT. M. F. MAURY.
  JOSEPH H. BRADLEY, _Chief Marshal_.
  ROBERT MILLS, _Architect_.




LIST OF MEMBERS
OF THE
JOINT COMMISSION,
COMPLETION OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.

ACT OF AUGUST 2, 1876.

(Commission Dissolved October 2, 1888.)


_Presidents._

  ULYSSES S. GRANT.      JAS. A. GARFIELD.
  R. B. HAYES.           CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
            GROVER CLEVELAND.

_Chiefs of Corps of Engineers, U. S. A._

  Brig.-Gen. A. A. HUMPHREYS.     Brig.-Gen. HORATIO WRIGHT.
  Brig.-Gen. JOHN NEWTON.         Brig.-Gen. THOS. L. CASEY (1888).

_Architect of the Capitol._

  EDWARD CLARK.

_Architects of the Treasury._

  JAS. G. HILL.      JOHN FRASER, Acting.      M. E. BELL.

_First Vice-President of Washington National Monument Society._

  W. W. CORCORAN.

_Secretary._

  F. L. HARVEY.

_Engineers in Charge Under Joint Commission._

  Col. THOS. LINCOLN CASEY,      Col. JOHN M. WILSON (1888),
                     Corps of Engineers.

_Assistants._

  Capt. GEO. W. DAVIS,        BERNARD R. GREEN,
     14th Inft., U. S. A.        Civil Engineer.

_Master Mechanic_--P. H. MCLAUGHLIN.

_Chief Clerk_--JAMES B. DUTTON.

_Draftsman_--GUSTAV FRIEBUS.




INSCRIPTIONS
ON THE
FOUR FACES OF THE ALUMINUM POINT CROWNING
APEX OF MONUMENT.

(NORTH FACE.)

JOINT COMMISSION
AT
SETTING OF CAP-STONE.

  CHESTER A. ARTHUR.
  W. W. CORCORAN, _Chairman_.
  M. E. BELL.
  EDWARD CLARK.
  JOHN NEWTON.
  _Act of August 2nd, 1876._

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society

History of the Washington National Monument and of the Washington National Monument Society

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