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Moving - George Wasington Masonic National Memorial, Virginia
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To help familiarize you with this fine neighborhood,
please read our brief history about the George Washington
Masonic National Memorial. It’s interesting.
A Brief History of the George Washington
Masonic National Memorial
The first meeting of the George Washington
Masonic National Memorial Association took place in the
Lodge Room of Alexandria-Washington No. 22 above
Alexandria City Hall on February 22, 1911. The original
concept was to erect a Memorial to house the relics of
George Washington, the most prominent American Freemason,
which are owned by the Lodge and which had been damaged by
fire in 1871.
In 1922, steam shovels were used to dig the foundation
for the Memorial, and the dirt was hauled out with
mule-drawn wagons. The foundation was a special
engineering project, and is bowl-shaped. The Directors of
the Memorial Association decided not to borrow money for
the building, so the construction only proceeded when
money had been collected for each stage of the project.
Construction proceeded even during the Great Depression of
the 1930's.
The entire work of terracing the grounds had to be
accomplished with mules and scoops. The entire hill was
cleared of trees and brush. A roadway was built to the top
of the hill; it was wide enough to haul up the material
for construction. The house in the upper right of this
photograph is still located next to the Memorial. Before
construction of the Memorial, this area was called George
Washington Park, and a small monument to Washington was
actually started.
A test bore was made to 200 feet below sea level to
determine if the ground could hold the Memorial. When the
core was removed it was discovered to be only blue-gumbo
clay; there was no sign of hard rock. The core was sent to
the U.S. Geological Survey, where it was examined. Their
report stated the ground would hold the Memorial as
planned.
To help familiarize you with this fine neighborhood,
please read our brief history about the George Washington
Masonic National Memorial. It’s interesting.
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