Forgotten Founder

Forgotten Founder (HM23QJ)

Location: Washington, DC 20242
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 52.796', W 77° 2.378'

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National Mall and Memorial Parks

—George Mason Memorial —

"All men are born equally free and independent. And have certain inherent natural rights... among which are the enjoyment of life and liberty, with the means of acquiring and possessing property, pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety."
Virginia Declaration of Rights, June 1776
This quote is inscribed next to the statue of George Mason

In front of you a statue of George Mason holds a book by Cicero, a Roman politician and orator. Mason used ideas from Cicero and others to write the Virginia Declaration of Rights in May of 1776, the first document to protect individual rights in the United States. The document served as inspiration for the Declaration of Independence written weeks later. When Mason's ideas for protecting individual rights were unanimously rejected at the 1787 Constitutional Convention he campaigned against the Constitution's passage. However, Mason's ideas lived on. James Madison borrowed heavily from Mason to write the Bill of Rights, securing American individual liberties for over 220 years.

The George Mason Memorial will be closed to the public from September 2017 to fall of 2018 for restoration and repair of the fountains.
Funded by the National Park Service Centennial Challenge with a match by the Trust for the National Mall.
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HM NumberHM23QJ
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Year Placed2017
Placed ByNational Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Wednesday, December 13th, 2017 at 7:01am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 323078 N 4305429
Decimal Degrees38.87993333, -77.03963333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 52.796', W 77° 2.378'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 52' 47.76" N, 77° 2' 22.68" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 24 E Basin Dr SW, Washington DC 20242, US
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