Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Independent Order of Odd Fellows, City and County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (sculpture).

Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Independent Order of Odd Fellows, City and County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (sculpture).

Fritz and Laws, carver.

Washington Monument Commemorative Stone: Independent Order of Odd Fellows, City and County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (sculpture).

1850. Installed 1885.

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Marble with gold leaf or gold paint.

(Carved in relief:) I.O. OF O.F. (Incised:) A TRIBUTE OF VENERATION AND GRATITUDE, FROM THE SUBORDINATE LODGES OF THE I.O. OF O.F. OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA, IN COMMEMORATION OF THE DEVOTED PATRIOTISM, THE EXALTED VIRTUES, AND THE ILLUSTRIOUS DEEDS OF HIM WHOSE MEMORY IS AN ADAMANTINE LINK IN THE NATIONAL UNION (lists of lodge names) / A.D 1850 (Lower left:) FRITZ AND LAWS, PHILADELPHIA signed

The stone is carved in relief with an emblem of a chain with three links, repeated four times in two rows between the names of Independent Order of Odd Fellows subordinate lodges in the city and county of Philadelphia. The inscription is incised with gold leaf or gold paint in the letters.

Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia

Located National Mall, Adjacent to 14th Street, between Constitution Avenue, N.W. & Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia

One of 193 commemorative stones set into the interior walls of the Washington Monument. The stones were donated by states, cities, towns, organizations, individuals, and foreign countries in honor of George Washington. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the City and County of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania donated the stone, which is located at the 180 ft. level.

Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 121.

Jacob, Judith M., "The Washington Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones," Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 121.

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