The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-07-21
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The Erie DaTy Rer,,Jl;
people designate PeansyIyaaa1i,' M says
stonestate without even ho.,a h..sala a 4.
as to its meaning, or how, :
slowed 4 gentleman 4 eassh
county, furnishes the foIlorirllsl ,I'lsls
lie says II originated ii tber;lg - e59
ton, near the 'close oflg5,,'y s,,'y q =.
ear e. } in .he present. When 'a'' a ccl,1
Federal Government wa ~ - & '.e 81
permanently located on the is. p q e,
InIssoners were appointed - 0''pa
ior a new city there, whoennl,osso45,' N ,so4,'
architect by the name of wv g'2y eds},
and survey it out. Beside s"llaf q 81.
oil streets mapped out and a.; He nd.
a b, Is. and l. ?, 3s, he ,i5n 5na's
number Of magnificent, broad 5'so paa;
ming diasonally acres. tbs,1 a'stts
principal Of the avenues nm !as
through the city from The =, ea..f II4ily Il
Potomac to Rock Greek. nesr Vtal q
OF these. the central one W, o
sylyania avenue, the one cas-, Sea,s
sets avenue, aud iiro oae po,,f Il -, !, "a.
avenue. = u W
Pennsylvania avenue AZ
became the great thoropge,o "s1 g
aud. where il was exteSJ,5 u hs
creek to Georgetown, a sloro T., ~,
a isingse arch was erected viii
in building the walls Of the 60 f.,.- !
structing the arch of dis ~ g.
rings Of archcd stones were en- ~ u 2
on each side Of which were s,s.l -. '- :
initials Of one Of the thirteen ar;-5.',.
Those forming the north sble
were, N H.. Mass, L f..et.Ev
J., and those ON the south wars r. ~ {.
n c., Va, Nd, and Del. xli..
thirteenth, or keystone Il f.
initials iof Pennsylvania ws-e -
conspicuously as to be seen by an -
cd it. From this circumstan.r- B.
MA obtained the name and b.s -
widely known as The Keystgas r.
bridge has since been DESTROYED s-9
by others. But il viii he ions F,i,. s
syivanla ceases to be known Iy {
she acquired when the keygtore1fs {
in the city Of Washington, bore -
TIE OTHER SIDE OF TIE sTr1
We notice, Gays the Phils6s.r,l
graph, foolish error going the r06ss
press regarding the appellati9n oi -
stone State" and how PeDusvlv,-
to be SO called. 1t would bean s-s.
to attempt 10 correct all the stup# 3
made by newspapers, but this az
Germs Pennsylvania directly 5
10 the veracious historian whose y
before US. Pennsylvania has no h
higher right to be called the ~Ks
State'' than this ); that when ths
Washington WAS laid out, a certain
near Georgetown had its arch fansr
scribed with the names Of tie o7isin
teen States, and that Pennsylvaaa,
the central place in the arch, was eL
Keystone by the print tive citizens
times, and continued to be called
since. This is putting the cart be.
horse with vengeance. We do %
continues the Telegraph, 50 much
bridge story as describes the flrm4
the arch, but We 90 say (and We eva
1t strange that it should be uecessar
to say) that the device Of the arohu
taken from a historical incident Of v5
Importance. The name, in fact. VS.
from the Circumstance that Pens
cast the deciding vote On tie q1a
American independence. In Slr
Lives of the Signers" it is stated
vote was taken by the delegations
thirteen colonies. Six of them voted
and six against the measure.
The delegations from all tbe
except one member from PerusyI7l
voted, and it was discovered that Il
! equally divided. Upon this sinp
then, depended the entire questiu {
the Declaration of Independents. 7
of the delegate upon whom so mUsl
ed was John Morton, and it isaIl
should never be forgotten. JOIN
voted age! and the deed was doas
Pennsylvania, by giving the cash
settled that important question, &
that circumstance she received thsl
the keystone" State-the lhi1tea-
| the block of the arch