In 1915 the District of Columbia Chapters adopted the Boundary Stones, acquired deeds from the property owners to install a footing for the iron protective fences." They had identical fences designed and installed and finally in 1916/1917 dedication ceremonies took place to mark each stone with a plaque with the name of the Chapter who agreed to be its steward. Acting on instructions from Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, Major Andrew Ellicott began surveying the ten-mile square on February 12, 1791. President Washington selected the southernmost location within these limits, so that the capital would include all of present-day Old Town Alexandria, then one of the four busiest ports in the country. The Residence Act of July 16, 1790, as amended March 3, 1791, authorized President George Washington to select a 100-square-mile site for the national capital on the Potomac River between Alexandria, Virginia, and Williamsport, Maryland. The cast is listed as available in the British Museum Facsimile Service 'Catalogue of Replicas from British Museum collections' (n.d.), in the series "Boundary Stones and Memorial Tablets"."The boundary stones are the oldest federal monuments. Brucciani (1910) and catalogued as "tablet sculptured in relief with a scene representing the worship of the Sun-god in the temple at Sippar, and inscribed with a record of the restoration of the temple, and particulars of the services to be held". Moulded and cast cast priced at 14 shillings by D. The object was sent for moulding by Mr Derek Giles from 15 November 1982 and 10 March 1983 (WAA, 'Objects to Lab' book). The kudurru of Gula-eresh 1907,1014.1 (BM 102485), if classified among the dated kudurrus, would be placed between the charter of Nebuchadezzar I and the kudurrus of Marduk-nadin-akhe's time, since it may be assigned to about the period of Enlil-nadin-aplu. For a second charter of Nebuchadnezzar I, engraved upon a stone tablet, see 1863,0826.1 (BM. Description: Limestone stela in the form of a boundary-stone: consisting of a block of calcareous limestone, shaped and prepared on four sides to take. Though the stele is inscribed with a charter of privileges, the form of the stone and the presence of symbols justify its classification among the kudurru-texts. Inscribed with a Charter from the reign of Nebuchadnezzar I. The top of the stone and Face D have been left blank, except for the serpent, which has been carved to the left of the emblems on Face A. Faces B and C each bear a single column of inscription, the lines running the full width of the stone. Sixth register: (16) Lightning-fork, supported by a bull, couchant (17) Turtle: (18) Scorpion (19) Lamp on pedestal and (20) Serpent, extending from the centre of the stone at the top, down the left-hand side of the first five registers. The Scorpion-man has the head, arms and torso of a man, and below his girdle he has the body and tail of a scorpion, and the legs and claws of a bird. Fifth register: (14) The goddess Gula seated upon a shrine, with a dog lying beside her (15) Scorpion-man, wearing a cylindrical headdress, and shooting with a bow. Fourth register: (10) Eagle-headed mace, or standard (11) Twin-lion-headed mace, or standard (12) Horse's head, with neck and shoulders, upon a shrine, standing within a double arch upon a raised base, possibly intended to represent a shrine (13) Bird on perch. Third register : (7) Spear-head upon a shrine, beside which appears the fore-part of a horned dragon (8) Wedge upon a shrine, beside which appears the fore-part of a horned dragon, or composite monster (9) Yoke reversed, upon a shrine. Second register : (4) Horned headdress upon a shrine (5) A second horned headdress upon a shrine (6) A third horned headdress upon a shrine. Face A has been sculptured in comparatively high relief with symbols, arranged in six registers First register: (1) Eight-pointed star (2) Crescent (3) Solar disc. Limestone stela in the form of a boundary-stone: consisting of a block of calcareous limestone, shaped and prepared on four sides to take sculptures and inscriptions. The first time the stones spoke was through Andrew Ellicott, the surveyor from Ellicott City, MD, who was hired to establish the Federal City boundaries that would forever change how this land would grow and develop.
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