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On the recordApril 26, 1892
This stone which has now been laid, accompanied by this magnificent expression of popular interest, is only the top stone of a foundation, but it speaks to us of a structure, imposing and graceful in its completeness, which shall rise from this supporting base.
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Benjamin Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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Remarks at the Cornerstone Laying Ceremony for the Grant National Monument in Riverside Park, New York

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