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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Discarded US Capital Stones
From: zoeica at mac.com (Chris Williams)
Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 08:45:25 -0500
References: <CBD208F8.14266%chris@chriscrawfordphoto.com>

Seriously,

They are just sitting there, not even a fence protecting them. Of  
course now after I post these......





Chris Williams
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New Orleans, LA
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On May 10, 2012, at 11:09 PM, Chris Crawford wrote:

> Wow, I can't believe those aren't in museums or something. Since they
> aren't, I'm surprised someone hasn't stolen them and sold them to
> collectors!
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> On 5/10/12 11:47 PM, "Chris Williams" <zoeica at mac.com> wrote:
>
>> Near a trail in DC's Rock Creek Park there is a pile of stones, not
>> just any stones though, actual stones from the US Capital building.
>> Seems that these pieces were used to replace damaged stones after the
>> war of 1812 and later in 1958 these same pieces were replaced and
>> dumped in the park. Odd that they are just laying among the trees and
>> weeds.
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/zoeica/US+Capital+Stones/
>>
>> Leica M9P with CV 35/1.2
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>> Chris Williams
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>> New Orleans, LA
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