Cornerstone Day / La pose des premières pierres

Cornerstone Day / La pose des premières pierres (HM23KD)

Location: Augusta, ME 04330 Kennebec County
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N 44° 18.85', W 69° 46.486'

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On June 14, 1894, the cornerstones for the Masonic Temple and Lithgow Library were laid with imposing Masonic ceremonies. Parades, speeches, and feasting marked the day, and hundreds of people from all over the state participated. Constructed for $40,000 by the Augusta Masonic Building Company, the temple was a meeting place for the capital city's various Masonic organizations. The day marked nearly a century of Masonry in Augusta and over seventy-five years of library activity. An anonymous poet wrote a poem entitled "The Two Cornerstones" to commemorate the day. The final stanza summed up the day's legacy with these words: Augusta city of our love! Thy storied past is safely shrined, so that thy children faithful prove, To all these builders have designed.
Le 14 juin 1894, on posa les premières pierres du Temple Maçonnique et de la bibliothèque Lithgow avec de grandes cérémonies maçonniques. Des défilés, discours et festivités marquèrent la journée et des centaines de citoyens du Maine y participèrent. Construit pour 40 000$ par l'Entreprise de Construction Maçonnique d'Augusta, le temple servait de lieu de rendez-vous pour les diverses organisations Maçonniques de la capitale. La journée marqua près d'un siècle de vie maçonnique à Augusta et soixante quinze ans de bibliophilie. Un poète anonyme écrivit
un poème intitulé « Lex deux pierres angulaires » pour commémorer la journée. Le couplet final déclare: Ville d'Augusta bien aimée! Ton riche passé rempli d'histoires est ici révéré, pour que tes fils se montrent fidèles, c'est pour eux tous que les maçons ont œuvré.
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HM NumberHM23KD
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Placed ByAugusta Historic Preservation Commission, Kennebec Savings Bank, and the Maine Community Foundation
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Date Added Thursday, December 7th, 2017 at 7:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 438212 N 4907059
Decimal Degrees44.31416667, -69.77476667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 18.85', W 69° 46.486'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 18' 51.0000" N, 69° 46' 29.1600" W
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Area Code(s)207
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300 Water St, Augusta ME 04330, US
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