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demmiblue

(36,947 posts) Sun Jul 9, 2023, 01:54 PM Jul 2023

Did you know? The cornerstone of the Detroit Masonic Temple was laid on September 18, 1922.

Did you know? The cornerstone of the Detroit Masonic Temple was laid on September 18, 1922. The trowel used in the ceremony was the same one George Washington used to lay the cornerstone of the U.S. Capitol building. #DidYouKnowDetroit

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Did you know? The cornerstone of the Detroit Masonic Temple was laid on September 18, 1922. (Original Post) demmiblue Jul 2023 OP

Cool! I wonder if this cornerstone contains a time capsule Brother Buzz Jul 2023 #1

Washington was a Mason. Sneederbunk Jul 2023 #2

Brother Buzz

(36,522 posts)

1. Cool! I wonder if this cornerstone contains a time capsule

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Sun Jul 9, 2023, 02:12 PM

Jul 2023

More often than not, Masons secreted a lead sealed time capsule into their cornerstones.

Sneederbunk

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2. Washington was a Mason.

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Sun Jul 9, 2023, 02:13 PM

Jul 2023

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