Checking out the West Virginia State Capitol building. It is nearly 100 years old. Coming up, we will learn how trial didnt became West Virginias state capital. Today we are in the West Virginia State Capitol. It is in charleston, West Virginia. We are close to the south bank of the canal river come out river and cannot county canal river in canal county. West virginiain which is in the northern panhandle. It was far enough away from the fighting during the civil war. It was also the location of where the conventions were held. The capital was been moved to charleston for its more convenient location. It is out of the way and a mountainous state. It made it hard to travel there. The capitolaround grounds today, you would notice the most iconic statue we have is this. After Abraham Lincoln was the president that proclaim this. Is done in af it copper color with a lead lining. That is a 43 carat gold leaf. They are done to look like various floors from West Virginia. Currently the capita
G history. I want to thank you all for coming to the hermitage this evening and want to welcome you im howard cattell and i have the privilege of being the president and ceo of the Andrew Jackson foundation. And were so happy to have you here tonight for our third history and quirked series our third of our series tonight. Let me put it that way. Better look at my notes. These informal events these informal events are intended to offer you glimpses of United States history. As it relates to Andrew Jacksons america. And enjoy some excellent natchez hill wine, which i see you all are taking advantage of as i say. With increasing frequency history always goes better with alcohol, especially his history as we with it today. So november 2001 marks . 2021 marks the bicentennial of when andrew and Rachel Jackson and their son Andrew Jackson jr. Moved into their new newly constructed home here at the hermitage. While significantly more modest the dimension you will visit today. It was a substa
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We cannot say he belonged much overltimore or richmond the world or new york, but to the world. Were inside a working public theding that has hosted longest working acting legislature today. Since we are the First American State Capitol to open after the revolutionary war and the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern its influence on other State Capitols, county courthouses, and public buildings that are very famous in washington, d. C. Cannot be underestimated. I have heard an architectural historian described the iconic buildings in washington, d. C. As a sequel to the virginia State Capitol back here in richmond. We started with our First Political center in jamestown, the oldest englishspeaking settlement in north america and that was used throughout the 1600s. There are multiple buildings, public and private, used for public meetings. Then when we moved to williamsburg we build and capitol in the english tradition. That burned down and we rebuilt the se
Public building in the modern era, its influence on other state capitols, county courthouses and public buildings that are famous up in d. C. Cant are underestimated. Ivan them described as the iconic buildings in d. C. As the sequel to the Virginia State capitol back here in richmond. We started off with our First Political center at jamestown, which is the oldest englishspeaking settlement in north america. And that was used throughout the 16 hundreds and there were multiple buildings, public and private used for government meetings. And then when we moved to williamsburg we built a capital in the english colonial tradition which burned down in the middle of the 17 hundredans we rebuilt a second one. And it was the second capitol in williamsburg that we left behind when we moved here to richmond during the revolutionary war. And interestingly mr. Jefferson who introduced the bill to relocate to richmond, by the time we made the move a year later he was serving as governor and he got