Historedia
Person

William Dougherty

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1848

Every event in Historedia whose sources name William Dougherty, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Construction of the Washington Monument begins

    1848

    Role: Directed construction of the bottom section (1848-1854)

    1. April 11, 1848 · Washington National Monument SocietyDesign Simplification

      Due to funding issues, the society decided to build a simple obelisk instead of Mills's original design.

    2. July 4, 1848 · National MallCornerstone Laying Ceremony

      The cornerstone was laid on July 4, 1848, by the Freemasons, marking the symbolic start of construction.

Sources

  1. Washington Monument Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30