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
Amy europe is the epicenter of the coronavirus. Spain has now thehe second most cases in europe following italy. Spspain had more than 2000 new cases in the last 24 hours and hasnumber of deaths doubled. We will go to madrid for an update. In San Francisco takes the most severe measures in the United States in response to covid19, telling its 7 million residents to shelter i in place. We will go inside the bay area same quinton state prison where two prison blacks are under partial quarantine. We will speak with incarcerated journalist j Juan Moreno Haines. We are well awaware of whatas happening outside the walls abstain quinton, so now when w w house,is coronavirus and worldwide, there is a natural anxiety that exists over here about what is going to happen to us when the public brings this illness to us. Amy with 2. 3 Million People locked in u. S. Prisons and jails, the u. S. Has the largest proportional prison population in the world. Then to seattle to meet a 17yearold boy behind
Amy europe is the epicenter of the coronavirus. Spain has now thehe second most cases in europe following italy. Spspain had more than 2000 new cases in the last 24 hours and hasnumber of deaths doubled. We will go to madrid for an update. In San Francisco takes the most severe measures in the United States in response to covid19, telling its 7 million residents to shelter inn place. We will go inside the bay area same quinton state prison where two prison blacks are under partial quarantine. We will speak with incarcerated journalist juauan moreno haines. We are well awarere of whas happening outside the walls abstain quinton, so now when wee house,is coronavirus and worldwide, there is a natural anxiety that exists over here about what is going to happen to us when the public brings this illness to us. Amy with 2. 3 Million People locked in u. S. Prisons and jails, the u. S. Has the largest proportional prison population in the world. Then to seattle to meet a 17yearold boy behind a
All donations do help the museum. We are nonprofit, so we do rely on memberships and donations to bring you programs. Also, consider being a member. We have information at the house. So, the structure you are sitting in was built around 1844. That is when the house was built. Farmers lived and worked here prior to the battle of antietam. The union army took over their property. This structure was a Field Hospital where hundreds of Wounded Soldiers were treated by surgeons in the days and weeks following the battle. With us, Daniel Vermilya to discuss his new book. I will have to read from this because i could not memorize all this. Dan is a civil war historian and the author of several books including the battle of kennesaw mountainand james a. Garfield and the civil war. He previously worked as a park ranger at Antietam National battlefield and he currently works at the Eisenhower National Historic Site in gettysburg, pennsylvania. Before i hand it over to dan, cspan is here today. We
On memberships and donations to bring you programs. Also, consider being a member. Structure you are 1844ng in was built around. That is when the fry house was built. Farmers lived and worked here prior to the battle of antietam. Union army took over their property. The structure was a Field Hospital where hundreds of Wounded Soldiers were treated by surgeons in the days and weeks following the battle. Us, Daniel Vermilya to discuss his new book. I will have to read from this because i could not memorize all this. Dan is a civil war historian and the author of several books including the battle of james a. Mountainand garfield and the civil war. He previously worked as a park field,at the antietam and he currently works at the historicr National Site in gettysburg, pennsylvania. Before i handed over to dan, cspan is here today. We will have a question and and their answer section. Please wait for a member of cspan to ask the question. We will also have a book signing. A copy of dans bo