And then the secretary 1864. Of war set aside 200 acres to become a national cemetery. By the end of the civil war there were 15,000 union and confederate soldiers buried here and general john logan. Established Decoration Day, she which he declared may 30 of every year. The idea that was throughout the country people would visit the graves and place flowers. Decoration day became a more memorial day. It became so popular that in 1873, quartermaster general Montgomery Meigs designed Decoration Day ceremonies. In time that became such a small venue, because every year thousands of people would show up to arlington. One year we found that 25,000 showed up to decorate the graves. 1913 congress authorized this moria memorial we are standing in. In 1950 as part of the laying of the cornerstone, this memorabilia box was placed by woodrow wilson. He laid the first stone which now brings us to the memorabilia box and its history. Ms. Smith when the memorial amphitheater began construction in 1
United states in 1861. Welcome to the willard. Im carr and i represent partnership that owns this wonderful asset and today youll hear a lot its rich history. Hello, marie carr. Welcome to the Willard Hotel, located in the heart of the city. Just two blocks away from the white house. The willard is conveniently located to many of the citys notable attractions, including iconic monuments, memorials and museums on the national mall. Were very fortunate to have location and we can know where thanks to captain john taylor. Captain john taylor was reputed to be one of virginias wealthiest plantation owners. He was a friend and supporter of general and of the plan to build the city of washington, d. C. Captain taylor acquired the land on 14th and pennsylvania avenue in 1816. He built six two story attic dwellings. Now, you wonder if this a go investment for him, because the city of washington at the time was, really not a city at all. It was more of a town. In fact, it was far marshlands. Th
Welcome to the willard. Im carr and i represent partnership that owns this wonderful asset and today youll hear a lot its rich history. Hello, marie carr. Welcome to the Willard Hotel, located in the heart of the city. Just two blocks away from the white house. The willard is conveniently located to many of the citys notable attractions, including iconic monuments, memorials and museums on the national mall. Were very fortunate to have location and we can know where thanks to captain john taylor. Captain john taylor was reputed to be one of virginias wealthiest plantation owners. He was a friend and supporter of general and of the plan to build the city of washington, d. C. Captain taylor acquired the land on 14th and pennsylvania avenue in 1816. He built six two story attic dwellings. No y might wonder if this was a good investment for him, because the city of washington at the time was, really not a city at all. It was more of a town. In fact, it was far marshlands. The avenue of the
Welcome to the willard. Im carr and i represent partnership that owns this wonderful asset and today youll hear a lot its rich history. Hello, marie carr. Welcome to the Willard Hotel, located in the heart of the city. Just two blocks away from the white house. The willard is conveniently located to many of the citys notable attractions, including iconic monuments, memorials and museums on the national mall. Were very fortunate to have location and we can know where thanks to captain john taylor. Captain john taylor was reputed to be one of virginias wealthiest plantation owners. He was a friend and supporter of general and of the plan to build the city of washington, d. C. Captain taylor acquired the land on 14th and pennsylvania avenue in 1816. He built six two story attic dwellings. Now,ightonder if this was a good investment for him, because the city of washington at the time was, really not a city at all. It was more of a town. In fact, it was far marshlands. The avenue of the fon
Lincoln, mark twain. World iers and the fine delegation the United States in 1861. Welcome to the willard. Im carr and i represent partnership that owns this wonderful asset and today youll hear a lot its rich history. Hello, marie carr. Welcome to the Willard Hotel, located in the heart of the city. Just two blocks away from the white house. The willard is conveniently located to many of the citys notable attractions, including iconic monuments, memorials and museums on the national mall. Were very fortunate to have location and we can know where thanks to captain john taylor. Captain john taylor was reputed to be one of virginias wealthiest plantation owners. He was a friend and supporter of general and of the plan to build the city of washington, d. C. Captain taylor acquired the land on 14th and pennsylvania avenue in 1816. He built six two story attic dwellings. Was a good investment fo this because the city of washington at the time was, really not a city at all. It was more of a