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Design a Gavel Activity

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Exhibition Hall Entrance
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Friday, June 22, 2018 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Design an original gavel in recognition of the gavel George Washington used to lay the Capitol cornerstone. Exhibition Hall Entrance

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