Historedia
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Foundation Stone Laying

When
27 July 1881
Where
Dunfermline
Part of
First Carnegie library opens in Dunfermline

Margaret Carnegie laid the foundation stone for the library in Dunfermline on 27 July 1881.

Building plans were prepared by James Campbell Walker in 1880. On 27 July 1881, Carnegie's mother, Margaret Carnegie, laid the foundation stone during a return to Dunfermline.

Sources

  1. Dunfermline Carnegie Library Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16
  2. Andrew Carnegie Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10

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