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Building the Washington Monument... Gold in California...
Building the Washington Monument... Gold in California...
Item # 691702
October 12, 1852
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Oct. 12, 1852
* Washington Monument obelisk
* George Watterston & construction
Page 2 has: "Gen. Scott At The West" meaning Ohio, which includes: "Speech of Gen. Scott at Hamilton" and: "Speech of Gen. Scott at Dayton".
Page 2 also has a nice, half-column article: "Washington National Monument" being a letter concerning the building of the Washington Monument at the District of Columbia, signed in type by: G. Watterston, the 3rd Secretary of the Library of Congress, and the Secretary of the Washington National Monument Society.
Page 3 has: "Two Weeks Later From California" with the latest news concerning gold mining, etc. Also a report of a: "Narrow Escape of Balloonists" with details.
Four pages, nice condition.
Note: George Watterston (1783–1854) played a pivotal role in the early efforts to construct the Washington Monument. As a founding member and long-serving secretary of the Washington National Monument Society, established in 1833, Watterston was instrumental in organizing fundraising campaigns and promoting the monument's construction. His dedication to the project continued until his death in 1854 .
Category: Pre-Civil War
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