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September 14, 2009

Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol -- final answer

george washington national masonic memorial The answer to the final Today Show question about locations in Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol" is the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, Va. Visitors can learn about Washington's involvement in the Freemasons, as well as lesser-known social orders such as the Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm.

And the anagram stands for Ark of the Covenant, which has been replicated in the Royal Arch Chapter Room. Shades of Indiana Jones and Raiders of the Lost Ark!

(p.s. When you take the online tour, check out the menorah next to the Ark, Looks like a great place for this years Chanukah celebration.)

Photo courtesy of Virginia Tourism Corp.

Posted by Dave Rosenthal at 7:57 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Categories: Dan Brown

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Just so its clear, the memorial is dedicated to George Washington and was constructed by donations from Masons from across the country. The "lesser known" social orders are actually other groups just for Masons, like the Shrine and Tall Cedars of Lebanon.

Posted by: Paul in Allentown | September 14, 2009 9:44 PM

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While she always preferred The Hardy Boys to Nancy Drew, Nancy Knight grew up reading nearly everything she could get her hands on, including a probably unhealthy amount of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike, with the obligatory Jane Austen thrown in. She'll still read just about anything you put in front of her, especially the funny or weird. She lives in the city with her books, cat and drum set.

Dave Rosenthal came to The Baltimore Sun as a business reporter in 1987 and now is an assistant managing editor and Sunday editor. He reads a wide range of books (but never as many as he'd like), usually alternating between non-fiction and fiction. Some all-time favorites: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole; Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery; and anything by Calvin Trillin or John McPhee. He belongs to a book club with a Jewish theme.