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Ben Harrison: “This stone which has now been laid, accompanied by this magnificent expression of popular interest, is only the top…”

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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Ben 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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