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Masonic Miscellanea
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This plaque appears on the plinth of the Statue of Liberty, and relates to a time when working tools appear to have been more than symbolic. The wording on the plaque is as follows:
ON THIS SITE ON AUGUST 5TH, 1884, THE CORNERSTONE OF THE PEDESTAL
OF THE STATUE OF "LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD" WAS LAID WITH
CEREMONY BY WILLIAM A. BRODIE, GRAND MASTER OF MASONS IN THE
STATE OF NEW YORK. GRAND LODGE MEMBERS, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
UNITED STATES AND FRENCH GOVERNMENTS, ARMY AND NAVY OFFICERS,
MEMBERS OF FOREIGN LEGATIONS, AND DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS WERE
PRESENT. THIS PLAQUE IS DEDICATED BY THE MASONS OF NEW YORK IN
COMMEMORATION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THAT HISTORIC EVENT.
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