The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-03-01
The Washington National Monument.

aud n more intense nationality taken pos
session OF the people, Representatives
of foreign governments have visited our
shores and joined in oar rrloiciugs Not
only has "a moro fratcmul feeling hocil
. extended throughout our own loved hand.
but hndhcr regard toward distant ma
tions whose citizens have been our guests
during tins wear of Jubilee The Inter
national Exposition at Philadelphia has
echpsed anything az the kind ever held,
and nothing m the history of the world
can compare with it
During the wear the Washington Ma
uonal Monument society has been earn.
estly and actively engaged IN soliciting
subscriptions Tor the completion Of the
monument and their efforts have been
rrvnritd hy noble responses from all
classes and interests Unlike any other
monument, ever erected. tins viii truly
be natiolrai ouo. for thv subscribers to
It emhulcc individuals. dissertations ut all
kinds, k,lgeS Of sccut and beneficial
Societies, banks, military organizations.
churches, Sahhath-sch,,nls, State legts-
latur's, municipal corporations, and dur
ing the last session ul Congress, thUt
hodv made donation ui tNu Auudrcl
thousand dollars, and further co-opemty,i
Wlth the socicty hy creating y commits
siUn, under whose direction tho work iS
"a b0 prosecuted, consisting NJ the Presi-
dent of the Unit0,i atates. the superyis-
ing architect Ot the Treasury department,
the architec, vi the United States capitol
the chief uf engineers of the United
States army and the first vice-prrsiigut
III the Monument sNcirry. II the country
needed amy assurance vi the durability
of the work 10 has il IN the names of the
eminent gentlemen who have been So
lected for It's supervision.
The monument Is now Ia feet in
height, and has cost, thus far, $3.50. 600
Ii Is estimated that il will take St1O.
600 10 completelt; ~ tAis amount the
society has IN available assets and ro-
spensible subscriptions about $500 600,
including the Congressional donation.
The monument, when finished. VIII be
At an altitude of 4Sj feet Abvyc the top
of the foundation courses, which are IL!
feet above the surface Of the ground.
TINS really making the height 502i feet,
The foundations are hand eighty feet
square eight feet below the surface, ui
solid masonry; the base Of the ohelisk is
tiity-five feet square, with walls fifteen
feet thick; the top of the monument VIII
be SO. 55 feet square, leaving chamber
ou the inside nj twenty-five feet square,
in which are placed the memorial blocks,
SO arranged as ca face the winding stair
way that they can readily be seen by
visitors. The memorial blocks are pre-
seuted by the States, Territories, mu-
inequalities, organizations, individuals
and foreign countries. Forty have al
ready been placed in position and eighty
five are vet IN the Apidarlum. We give
our readers . description Of few OF the
most interesting ones Block of trap
rock, four feet by three feet, ON which,
IN raised letters, Is - Delaware-First
70 adopt, VIII be- the last 10 desert the
Constitution. Block OF limestone. four
feet by two feet "Indiana-K Knows no
North, no S1uth-nothing but the
Union. Block Of limestone. four feet
by two; Illinois-State Sovereignty
National Union. Block Of marble. four
feet py two feet =" South Carolina
ARaHis ODibusgts PQrd,i. July 1.
lII6-DuJ8 Spiru spfr0 spss-SoUth
Carolina. Block Of granite. six feet
by SIX feet Massachusetts-E -Enss
PfI. P'Gcjdgm NHb LiLtr,ats Q3.is-
tam Block Of horii marble, four feet
by two State uf FloridA-In God Is
our Trust-Fl1ridA Sees in His Councils
Safety, m His Life an Example, in HIS
Memory a Perpetual Bond OF Union.
Block Of bruwnstoue, four feet by two
feet New Jersey Trenton. Dec,
26, l776; Monmouth, June =, l77s;
Princeton, January s, 177T; Springfield,
June, %. l7S0-Liberty and Prosperi-
y. Block Of granite, four feet by two
feet; Vlrginia-Who gave Washington
% America, gives this granite for his
monument. Block ui marble, SIX feet
" two feet SIX inches; "CIty OF Wash
ngton 10 It's founder Block Of mar
bic, six feet by three feet; Maryland
The memorial % her regards for the
Father Of hrs Country. and Of her cordial
habitual and immovable attachment %
the American Union. Block of granite.
four feet six inches bv three feet SIX
inches; " Silent Pat-ibWs .Sif DrHs NoIis
BOstoHf0 C0Hdta, A. ID. 1860; Ciritas
RegiWiHs DoBaiU. A. ID. ls22. " Block
OF marble, four feet SIX inches BY three
feet six inches; Prom Vermont .cOat
of arms Of the State in bass relief
Freedom and Unity. Block Of yari-
gated marble, four feet by two feet;
- Tennessee-The Federal Union. It
must be preserved " Block of marble.
three feet by two feet; "From Utah
Territory (cOat of arms in bass relief
Holiness to the Lord. +" Block of
copper ore, four feet by two feet feet six
inches almost pure copper, weighing
Z, loo pounds, bearing the coat OF arms
of the State and inscription in solid sill
yer letters) . Michigan-An emblem Of
her trust IN the Union. Block Of In
dian pipe clay, two feet by one foot six
inches; "The State Of Minnesota" F."
Other blocks simply bear the names OF the
States ami Territories presenting them.
Block Of marble, five by two feet
% Presented by the German Beneyolent
Society Of the city Of Washington. ID.
c., instituted Oct. 3, 1926, inc0rpo-
rated July y, 1872, as a memento of the
of its members for the Father
Of his Country Block Of marble, six by
three feet 4" Association OF Journeymen
of PHILADELPHIA United
we Stand Block Of marble, Eve and
one-hah by two and one-half feet
-" Grand Lodge of Masons, District Of
Columbia-Our brother, George Wash
ington. Block Of browust0ne. four by
two feet; Il o. o. I. Grand Lodge OF
the Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Of the State Of New Jersey--To the mem
DRY Of Washington, the Father Of his
Country. We command YOU to visit the
sick, help the distressed, bury the dead
and educate the orphan. February %,
1851 Block Of marble, four by two
feet; United Sons OF America, insti-
tuted 1916, Pennsylvania" tsgue Id
MorfeH Cente CaHtc FIrUc." Block Of
limestone, four by two feet; " Invincible
Fire Co. No. 8, Cincinnati, Ohio. 1850
The memory Of Washington. Block OF
four by two; Il. O. O. +. Of
Indiana-In God we trust Constitu-
uOnal hberty--the earth for its domain
and eternity for its duration" Block Of
marble, four by three feet; "Hibernia
society Of Baltimore with list of officers
in ls53-American eagle in bass relief
holding in its beak a scroll with the
words . r Piifrib,s UnuB, over the
harp Of Erin). Memoir ct FydcIis."
Block Of marble, five and one-half bv
three feet; The memory Of the Just is
K, z. Presented by the
children of the Sunday-schools Of the
Methodist Episcopal church in the city
OF New York, Feb. -, 1855" Block Of
marble, five and one-hai by three feet;
" From the Sabbafh-scboo1 children of
the ". +. church in the city md district