1910 - Litchfield, Illinois Post Office.
N 39° 10.632 W 089° 39.226
16S E 270763 N 4339795
Litchfield, Illinois post office cornerstone.
Waymark Code: WMAXR1
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2011
Views: 2
The cornerstone on this post office is hard to see.
It is styled in a roman type lettering.
The year is chiseled in roman numerals. MCMX = 1910.
You have to look for it, it does not jump out at you.
I believe the stone is granite. For some reason though, it is not holding up very well.
Year of construction: 1910
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
Franklin Macveagh
Secretary of The Treasury
James Knox Taylor
Supervising Architect
MCMX
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