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A fact from Southern Railway Building appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 May 2024 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the trowel and gavel used at the cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Southern Railway Building were previously used by George Washington for the U.S. Capitol?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2024/May. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Southern Railway Building.

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 17:41, 11 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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The Southern Railway Building

... that the trowel and gavel used at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Southern Railway Building (pictured) were the same as those used by George Washington at the U.S. Capitol?

Source: "Southern Railroad cornerstone laid". The Washington Post. December 21, 1928. p. 20.

ALT1: ... that the trowel and gavel used at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Southern Railway Building (pictured) were the same as those used for that purpose by George Washington at the U.S. Capitol? Source: Same as ALT0
ALT2: ... that the trowel and gavel used at the cornerstone laying ceremony of the Southern Railway Building (pictured) were the same as those used by George Washington at the U.S. Capitol's ceremony?
Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945
Comment: I'm too close to this and have re-read it too many times to decide which wording is best, suggestions welcome

Created by DrOrinScrivello (talk).

Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 9 past nominations.

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DrOrinScrivello (talk) 16:06, 3 May 2024 (UTC).[reply]

ALT3: ... that the cornerstone laying ceremonies of the Southern Railway Building (pictured) and the U.S. Capitol used the same trowel and gavel?--Laun chba ller 08:43, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks, Launchballer. Ideally I'd like to include Washington in the hook, but it might just make it too wordy to do so. I like your ALT though, and wouldn't object to it being used.DrOrinScrivello (talk) 13:17, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Article is new enough and long enough.
There's a few phrases from National Register of Historic Places Registration Form which could be rewritten to avoid WP:CLOP issues, but I don't see anything severe enough to make a fuss over.
Sources all appear to be WP:RS
QPQ satisfied.
Any of ALT0, ALT1, ALT2, or ALT3 are approved, but ALT0 seems the best. I'll also suggest that "the same as" could be dropped to save a few words without changing the meaning; I'll leave it up to the promoter to decide if they want to do that. RoySmith (talk) 16:18, 10 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]