"George Mason Memorial - Washington, DC" - Washington Monument Bookstore and Ticket Counter
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gparkes
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This is one of about 22 stamps that can be found at the base of the Washington Monument. While not the headquarters of the Mall Parks, it is the most centralized of all offices within the Mall.
Waymark Code: WM9N8Z
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2010
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The George Mason Memorial, dedicated on April 9, 2002, honors the little known but widely felt contributions of an important founding father. The memorial is located in West Potomac Park near the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. Born in 1725 George Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights and later attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
Why did Virginia delegate George Mason lead the fight to craft a new federal Constitution only to refuse to sign the final document? Moreover, why did Mason lead the fight in Virginia against ratification of the Constitution? His principled stance against the document shattered his long friendship with fellow Virginian and President of the Constitutional Convention, George Washington. Learn more about this forgotten founder by visiting the George Mason Memorial on the National Mall.
* Quoted from the National Park Service website