Of land with locations in every state. More than 325 Million People visited these sites last year. Over the next 90 minutes, well feature a mixture of Natural Beauty and history at eight different parks around the country. We begin outside of cleveland. Well learn how the canal plays a major role in western expansion. The ohio canal is part of a twocanal system that was put in place in the early years of america, built between 1825 and 1832. And basically its a water transportation route that connected lake erie with the ohio river which is part of a large idea, a National Water transportation route. In the early days of america, we had 13 colonies all situated along the atlantic seaboard. And our leaders at that time saw a problem. That problem was we needed that country to expand westward. However, there was a big obstacle. The appalachian mountains. Our first president , george washington, happened to be a canal engineer, had an idea. That idea was to create a transcontinental water
California. A lot of opportunities and a lot of work to do. How did you get into this work . Your background is not an emergency Disaster Services. Im a molecular biologist by training and a Nuclear Operator with the navy. A wide range of work experiences. This job came about purely by accident and grace. I was with the right place volunteering with the Salvation Army attempting a radical Career Change and i succeeded beyond my wildest dreams. You started as a volunteer with the Salvation Army. Before that i was a gardener. At one of the Treatment Centers in San Francisco. I was playing in the dirt. Having a great time. At a point when i was ready to make a transition and find some ring a real job the director pulled me aside and gave me a fantastic opportunity to prove myself. He said, john, i have a job for you. Atheists dont take this and you can do something real. It was miraculous. What did you find compelling about working for the Salvation Army . It is a church. It is faithbased
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