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Language
English
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Abstract
The contents of the Cornerstone document box in the old Federal Building at Parkersburg includes two copper plates, a bottle
of diluted moonshine, and fragments of a leather-bound manuscript. One of the plates, dated, 1875 May 1, gives the population
and names of the city officials.
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Parkersburg Federal Building Cornerstone Box Artifacts, A&M 1421, West
Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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