WASHINGTON (WHSV) - On this day in the year 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the United States Capitol. The stone and silver plates were placed during a masonic ceremony, ...
STAFFORD COUNTY, Va. (7News) — The mystery began more than 233 years ago in Stafford, Virginia, when a massive block of sandstone was cut on what today is known as Government Island. The historic park ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! "On September 18, 1793, George Washington laid the U.S. Capitol cornerstone at the southeast corner of its foundation to mark the building of the ...