Carve History

Registered To

Hiram Gray

Registry No.

001477

WAMO-S-C023-S11

Face
South
Level
23
Position
11
Elevation
44 ft46 ft
Marble
Texas, Baltimore County, Maryland marble
Campaign
1848-1854

Your Place

In The Monument

South Face · Level 23 · ≈ 44 Ft

Architectural elevation of the Washington Monument

Your Stone

Level 23 Masonry

13 Stones

Stone 11 · Position 11 of 13

WAMO-S-C023-S11

Part of a monument. Part of a greater story.

The Monument Behind Your Stone: One Shaft, Two Building Eras

Engraved view of the Washington Monument across the Reflecting Pool, titled The Monument Behind Your Stone — One Shaft. Two Building Eras.

The Story In The Stone

Construction began in 1848, stopped near 152 feet in 1854, and resumed under federal engineers before the shaft was completed in 18841,4.

The visible change in the marble records that interruption: different quarry beds and decades of unequal weathering made the building eras legible on the exterior6,7,8.

Explore The Washington Monument

Masonry levels, construction campaigns, and marble sources follow National Park Service and Library of Congress records. Individual stone width and position are reconstructed from the documented taper and are not an as-built record. A registration is commemorative and conveys no ownership of the monument.

The Registry

About The Carve History Registry

Carve History is an independent commemorative registry created to celebrate the history, architecture, and stories of remarkable landmarks. A Carve History registration is symbolic and commemorative. It does not convey ownership, title, property rights, naming rights, access rights, or any other legal interest in the landmark or any physical portion of it.

Carve History is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Park Service, the United States government, or the owners, operators, or governing organizations of featured landmarks unless expressly stated otherwise.

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