name of George Washington. The greatest of them all is WASHINGTON — DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA The capital of the United States. The Cornerstone of the capital building was laid in 1793 and built in the Renaissance style. Extensive additions have been made to both wings since 1850. The material used was

, about a mile below Washington Boro. This was the river termination of the famous Long Lane, which passed westward from Chester county through Strasburg. That Blue Rock was used by the white man as the crossing point of this old trail for many years earlier than 1730, was discovered by Albert Cook Myers