Show 3 fk r C 3 a g vw t 1 T iv f r Y T le N e I 1 va 1 1 j k 1 h k v A P 1 J STONE E WITH A HISTORY I 1 4 4 it marks tha of the first railroad 1 1 in III the united states the 1 baltimore t and aud ohio 11 after being blo lost for fifty lone long year years or more the celebrated corner comer stone ton ot of the baltimore A ohio railroad ban b been found mod ad Is I 1 ready to be viewed fc 92 one of the sights of a century al akia mot most it aea trance strange that api scho ca does leero seem V 7 nuch such an important and sod valuable relic am As a railroad corner tone stone should be j K loaf lost ter or beail and bearil one ono wo I 3 1 think that ir bronil onil 11 pride oa on the part 4 of at a emit great corporation would bt pro pr fe 1 A nerved its it location in if its archive but what ie Is everybody a business proved in this cae case that nobody attended attend 44 to 0 o 1 it Se several litral montha months ago 40 come some k L for he the developed the rut that 0 the be 11 1 6 0 would be yean years lo 10 old did on or july I 4 1691 1828 A search of val i timers libraries and the be atalla stalls and r stores of ancient book llara brought to light some very interesting data and sod then the question waa was aad asked where i gl Is ft ibe the corner atone stone knew r that there had bad been a corner olo bione nt laid 1414 with auch such impressive ceremony aad and pomp of parade thi that books have awen 91 1 written about it but me ene k kney n 0 III where it waa the id ploy b had ad t forgotten and tb wa wee nothing la in i in of way archive archives that P would local it then cane carps a search it must be in baltimore and near af where whore the but alit mill were laid an old 1 pamphlet cave gave the first clue the B A 0 becan began nar near what la Is now mount clare junction near the great real D ft A 0 shape in the sosweet sou ra part 1 I kr r baltimore after several weeks pa i tam th b t ib ir 1 railroad corner comer M t f W located tiree feet below the stir face and very oear near the freant tracks slope were at once taken to 1 protect it from randala vandals and now a new now base la is being chiseled from mar war ble big an ornamental iron fence tence forced forged 1 an and 4 before loni tons tbs abs tn berenty year old relic will be from its it under 1 ground resting place and be b exhibited oa OR the exact spot dhoore the venerable f charles carroll of carrollton laid it IK i it almost three quarter of 0 a century ago the inscriptions are perfect and the t contenta are art ai as la fix it pamphlet 0 issued eoon soon after the important event this panr blet curtains a carefully written story and same interest fox extracts extrac ta are taken from it it says ay the rho celebration of the Y fourth at 0 july and arid the ceremonies cert attending t the commencement of at the dl bat cimore ohio railroad broucht brought to I 1 town a mat great concourse conco urao ot of strangers a r day or two before the celebration on 0 jr attern aftem con and arid evening Immediate immediately lf prece dlug ill ell the road roads la in town were thronged nied wl will gerst while in 1 l i the city itself the lively and crowd crowds in si altimore altet the amov bent zent of various cars banner banners ard r other decorations decora tlona ot of the trade trades to their point ot at destination the aj sst tion ot at scaffolds and the removal ot of if window save many note notes ot of y reparation for or the ensuing fete lets iff the morning of the fourth e I 1 ro roe biot only bri bright ight but cool to a il I 1 geat comfort ot at the th immense throng et of spectators that from rom a very early 4 hoar hour filled every window in baltimore bertet str tiet and the at balow train I 1 y beyond bond street rn on the eat east far wert west oa on baltimore street extending exten JInx a distance ot of about two miles I 1 X about ten the procession proc wion I 1 tu ached rached r the pot spot on an which the foundation av stone ot at the railroad was wa to be i placed st field two mile miles and a quarter F t froin from town south of the frederick turnpike road and near carrolli carroll a upper mills on an gwynn a fall falls through 12 the middle of at this field Ms from rom north to beulla a ridge ot rt an elevation lat thirty feet felt in tha th center inter e and on the summit of which wu was erect ed a pavilion for the reception of k charlee charles carroll ot at carrollton Car roUton the anres re ident and dire director tors of the railroad corn com 1 apsay this t engineer engineers the mayor and i city coun council clA and the orator ot of tb d among the guests in to the lavillon pavillon pa villon were aleo also the speaker ot at th ilia hour house ot at representatives ot of the united GOT gov role allan nl lan the members of con cleee and the legislature the order of and revolutionary soldiers k col greater and oen gen devereux on I 1 either aide side of ibe the pa parl villon llon and along the lime of the ridge wu was arranged the cavalry 1 in front of it toward the A A aas baat and nd on the brow of the ridge S was the th excavation Tat lon lor for the reception k f bat i et the tb foundation stone beneath which end and parallel with the ridge lay a long and level 11 plain in which the ion ton formed on its arrival facing to to I 1 ward lards the parl lloa the can cars were drawn up in a body on tb left lett and inclining towards the nr of the pa da villon the maeonie masonic aled a torfe larve hollow quare square round around the first atone stone the spectacle stacle presented from me pavilion wa was fay ray and splendid plen did in a very high decree degree i tb tk LU cere mentes were commenced by the re rot dr byatt ma OIL chaplain the vast bedl ai efter sat vis covered their heads when sir j mosta anor an eloquent preface read V I 1 0 f V I 1 I 1 i i I 1 4 the be declaration of independence the carrollton Carrol llon march starch by mr it clifton being then performed mr sir john U B morria delivered an adame from the he president anil and directors direct ora of th company on the conclusion at 0 be addre address two boya buys dressed as a st advent d I 1 it the canopy fit ta rt 4 itil 1 that the printer printers might be furnished with a copy of the and juit just delivered that they might be printed anil and l to the people T deputation the black smith arnatha arn ltha ar latton next advancing pre pro stated alfil mr sir carroll the th pick spade pad atone hammer and trowel prepared by them for the and which ire tire now in the le temple in haiti belli murs burs next came the stoat cutters who prepared tb aone atone while oen goa carroll tossed aside lle the first ful of earth the writer of the pamphlet ben then a deta detailed lloil te count of the proceedings of at kayin the be stone with impressive bitoni VO I MODIeL the la Is the inscription this by the atone stone cutters of baltimore in alon of the of the baltimore A onto ohio nas aa here placed on the fourth of july 1828 by the grand ledge of maryland assisted aae td by charles carroll of at carrollton the lait last surviving signer of the declara lion of american independence and under the 4 t f ih lh iri ir I ait r ct cl it ats on each ide tilde of the stol to waa was thil this inscription first atone stone a ibe the baltimore ohio railroad in a entity of at the alone igloos waa was depos cited a glass cyl cr under hermetically seat ed od containing a copy of the charter of the company ai as ranted granted and confirmed by the states of maryland vir cala and pennsylvania and the newa news papers of the tay day together with a scroll containing thee these word words thia this tonj la to deposited in cornmeal oration of the commencement of jbf baltimore DaU Imore and ohio railroad a work of deep and vital list interest to the am erlean people ita its accomplishment will center canter the most important benefits up on CA thia this nation motion by ita corn earn mieres diffusing dIBua Ing and extending ita its social intercourse and perpetuating the bappe union of the confederated alalea states the arst gendral meeting of at the elt 01 Y ti ka 4 4 t I 1 I 1 fp V I 1 I 1 I 1 T I 1 I 1 I 1 1 6 1 4 5 0 I 1 klu F k al I 1 1 ak V 1 4 I 1 I 1 jr i 4 I 1 1 IV C I 1 VV 1 I t STE 8 CP OF THE cornerstone CORNER cohnen STONE OF or TUB THE 4 13 4 0 RAILROAD AS I 1 POUND RECENTLY STONE LIES BURIED SIX FEET UNDER THE I 1 I 1 CROS TIES isen ot at boushore lUU BOU lnore snore to confer conter upon the adoption of proper me measures asuree for un this work waa was on art the he ad day cf ot rebr vary an act ot of incorporation by the tb itata state at 0 maryland was ranted granted fob reb 28 1127 1327 and ad waa was confirmed by the flat of vir finia ticia march S 1827 stock was subscribed to provide funds tor for it its ex execution ution april lat 1127 IS the first board ot at dIr directors tors waa was elected april 23 1327 the company was organized april 34 1927 an tiamon ex amlia atlon ot of the cour country tty IR so a common commend d under the direction c of bout col stephen II 11 lons and cap cart A william dillana a Mc Nelll united statts engineers and william howard united states civil engineer assisted by licata barney trimble and dulahan ty ot or the V U 8 artillery and mr sir her july 2 the actual sar veya voys to determine the rout routs vere were begun by the same officers with the ad ditino assistance of lleita cook gwynn hazzard fessenden Fe enden and thompson Thom peon and mr sir gulon golan isor nov 20 1827 2827 the charter of the company waa was by the sil elte sille le ol 01 pent sylvania syl 11 vanta eb 22 1828 the state of at maryland became a stockholder in the company by for half halt a million of belai gol AlQ of its tock stock star march C h 6 WS 1828 and the construction of the road mad waa was corn com minced july 4 1828 i there was a grand civic procession cotina cot the gentlemen ato were to in and it included the farmers and planter plau tte to b the millers and fiduk floii ir lr the tailors blacksmiths and ahe be team engine makers roller rollers of copper and iron roa and mill will wrights writ hta the bleachers dyers and manufacturer manufacturers ot of cotton aad and wool the carp aters lumber merchants and Vans makers the atone stan cutters with the corner atone stone the masons and bricklayer brickl ayera in la the foli owl g order came the tile painter pointers cabinetmakers ornamental chair paint era ere tanners and curriers carriers curri ers erz batter batters turners and coopers saddler saddlers and arid harness makers coach trimmers chach PAIn painter tem dar edar coopers coppersmiths brass fo founder ali plato workers printers prin tera book bruders watchmakers M Jew ellra silversmiths en gravem glass ia cutt bouters outers ors alp ship carpenters boat rope rove makeni makers riggers ric xera sail makers pilots ship captains mates and seamen dray I 1 men and the numerous societies of the city ot of I 1 UK J J 6 1 11 a if EA it IF 7 I 1 4 the floats oate fi as they vitro throughout were ere too numerous nume rou to mention M A 1 4 iship hip drawn on float floats and manned wilia ita a full crew tur daboll the principal amusement amui tant to the lighted popl people tb the old account accounts uie use tb the word full with a doubis meaning a sit the tb loi log of be the good ship vunion union proves that lb the crew were try eaD vIvIal the fite site of at the present location 0 at th the corner tone stone nn can be seen n in the accompanying photograph the hole bole be ing 1 favored by same on oil old cron cross uee tiel A As noon poon oil the be new slow le base and deaca are re the stone will b be lifted out and rid clacel upon thin spot |