Arlington national cemetery. 105 years later, in april 2020, the box was carefully removed and opened. Next on american artifacts, we visit arlington to see the contents with tim frank and caitlin smith. To talk about this memorabilia box, we really have to take you back to 1864 in order to bring you forward to 1915. In 1864 we buried the first soldier here in maine. And then the secretary of war set aside 200 acres to become a national cemetery. By the end of the civil war there were 15,000 confederate soldiers buried here as well as union soldiers. And general john logan established Decoration Day, which he declared may 30 of every year. The idea is that people would visit the graves and place flowers on those graves. Decoration day became memorial day. It became so popular that in 1873, quartermaster general Montgomery Meigs held to Decoration Day ceremony and at it became such a small venue because every year thousands of people would show up to arlington. One year we found that 25
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
Visit arlington to see the contents with tim frank and caitlin smith. To talk about this memorabilia box, we really have to take you back to 1864 in order to bring you forward to 1915. In 1864 we buried the first soldier here in maine. And then the secretary of war set aside 200 acres to become a national cemetery. By the end of the civil war there were 15,000 confederate soldiers buried here as well as union soldiers. And general john logan established Decoration Day, she declared may 30 of every year. The idea is that people would visit the graves and place flowers. Decoration day became a more real day. It became so popular that in 1873, quartermaster general Montgomery Meigs held to Decoration Day ceremony and at the time it became a small venue. Every year thousands of people would show up to arlington. One year we found that 25,000 people showed up to decorate the graves read in 1913, congress authorized this memorial empathy under that we are standing in. And in 1950 as part of
Present for us. The members of the commission are meeting remotely to ensure the safety of everyone, including the members of the public. Madam secretary, please call the first item. Clerk thank you, mr. Chair. The first order is roll call. Please respond when i call your name. [ roll call ]. Clerk all members, excuse me, all other members of the commission are present. The next item is announcements. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held remotely on november 20, 2020. Please be advised that a member of the public has up to three minutes to make pertinent Public Comment on each agenda item unless the Commission Adopts a shorter period on any item. Please note that during the Public Comment reared, all dialin participants from the public will dial 14156550001 and the access code is 1464367015. When you dial star 3 you will hear the following message you have raised your hand to speak. Please wait for the host to invite you to speak. When your line is unmuted, this will be th
Filling their buckets and making their way back into the rough terrain. It is tough there, we are trying to establish control lines. We have had to take a step back and set up new line spear folks were told to get out, leave town at once, many neighborhoods look like ghost towns. Many mailboxes are tagged, to let First Responders know that the house is empty, not everyone left. If i see flames, i am out of here. Until then, we will probably hang out. This man says there are about 50 people here still. He and his friend dave are making the rounds to check on thosewho are choosing to stay. To be ready is the biggest thing here the sheriffs are patrolling the streets. As we mentioned, evacuations on the west end of this fire have lifted or downgraded at this hour. Eastern santa rosa is no longer under a warning. It affects the springlake areas, the middle ring con and skylake areas. For many, it is too late. This video was shot in the skyhawk neighborhood, where several homes were destroy