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
Fire Department, New York City.
Invincible Fire Co., Cincinnati, O.
Washington Light Inft., D. C.
Fire Depart't., Philadelphia, Pa.
Co. I, 4th U. S. Infantry. 1851.
National Greys, Washington, D. C.
Continental Guards of New Orleans.
First Regiment, Light Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteers.
Westmoreland County, Va., Birthplace of Washington.
"Braddock's Field."
"Battlefield of Long Island." Kings County, 1776.
Association of Journeymen Stonecutters, Philadelphia, Penna.
"From the Home of Knox--Citizens of Thomaston, Maine."
Hawkins County, Tenn.
"From Otter's Summit--Virginia's loftiest peak."
Oakland College, Miss.
General Assembly of Presbyterian Church, Washington, May, 1852.
American Institute, New York.
"Maryland Pilgrims."
German Benevolent Society, Washington, D. C.
Columbia Typographical Society, Washington, D. C.
"Postmasters and Assistant Postmasters, Indiana, 1852."
"Pupils of the Public Schools, Baltimore, Md."
Cliosophic Society, Nassau Hall, N. J.
Wilmington, North Carolina, Thalian Association.
Tuscarora Tribe, District of Columbia, I. O. R. M.
Anacostia Tribe, No. 3, I. O. R. M.
Oldest Inhabitant's Association, Washington, D. C.
Young Men's Mercantile Library Association, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mosaic Block--ruins of ancient Carthage.
From Chapel of William Tell, Luzerne, Switzerland.
Americans residing in Foo-Chow-Foo, China, 1857.
"From the Temple of Æsculapius, Island of Paros. Presented by Officers
of U. S. S. Saranac."
American Medical Society.
Jefferson Society, University of Virginia.
Lava--Vesuvius. Geo. Wm. Terrell.
Pupils Buffalo Public Schools.
Honesdale, Wayne County, Penna., 1853.
Citizens of Stockton, San Joaquin County, Cal.
"From two Disciples of Daguerre," of Philadelphia.
Children of Sunday Schools, M. E. Church, City of New York.
Ladies and Gentlemen--Dramatic Profession of America.
Erina Guard, Newark, N. J.
Sons of New England in Canada.
"From Alexandrian Library in Egypt."
"From Tomb of Napoleon, St. Helena."
Western Military Institute, Ky.
Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia.
TRANSLATIONS
OF THE
INSCRIPTIONS ON FOREIGN BLOCKS.
TURKEY.
"So as to strengthen the friendship between the two countries,
Abdul-Majid Kahn has also had his name written on the Monument to
Washington."
These words form a chronogram--"1269-1779 of the Hegira." Above the
inscription is a monogram signifying "Abdul-Majid, son of Mahomet Kahn."
Upon a lower corner, "Written by the court poet, Mustapha Izyt."
Block is of white marble, highly polished, and ornamental.
BREMEN.
"Washington dem Grossen und Gerechten das befreundete Bremen."
(Friendly Bremen to the great and good Washington.)
JAPAN.
"Exported from the harbor of Simoda, in the Province of Isu, the fifth
month of the year Ansey Tora." [April, 1853.]
GREECE.
Block of white marble from ruins of the Parthenon:
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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