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A cornerstone (or foundation stone or setting stone) is the first stone set in the construction of a masonry foundation. All other stones will be set in reference to this stone, thus determining the position of the entire structure .
The Cornerstone Speech, ... This, our new government, is the first, in the history of the world, based upon this great physical, philosophical, and moral truth. This ...
The United States Capitol cornerstone laying was the Freemasonry ceremonial placement of the cornerstone of the United States Capitol on September 18, 1793. The cornerstone was laid by president of the United States George Washington Leder of the Lodge of the Continental Army, assisted by the Grand Master of Maryland Joseph Clark, in a Masonic ritual.
The cornerstone of the White House was laid under the supervision of President George Washington on this day in history, Oct. 13, 1792. John Adams was first president to live there.
Forgive the pun, but this was a Capitol moment in our nation's history.
The U.S. state of Pennsylvania calls itself the "Keystone State", because during early American history, it held a crucial central position among the Thirteen Colonies geographically, economically, and politically, like the keystone in an arch. [5]
A time capsule from the era of the American Revolution, dating to 1795 and credited to Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, was temporarily removed in 2014 from the cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House in Boston. [8] It had been previously opened in 1855, and some new items had been added before it was reinstalled. [8]
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