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There are two original American elm trees still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today. About the Olmsted Originals Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted's 1874 General Plan for the U.S. Capitol Grounds sought to create a setting to accentuate the monumentality of the Capitol Building
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There are two original American beech trees still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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Known for its fan-shaped leaves that turn from bright green in the summer to bright yellow in the fall, the ginkgo's earliest leaf fossils date back 270 million years. The ginkgo drops its leaves at the same time creating a solid yellow carpet under the tree. There are six original ginkgo trees
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At the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), the Capitol Grounds and Arboretum team works hard to promote green and sustainable practices around the Capitol campus.
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Angela Addison Freeman is the General Counsel for the Architect of the Capitol (AOC). As General Counsel, she leads a dynamic legal team that provides advice and counsel on matters involving appropriations and fiscal law, agency policies, construction and service contracts, employee relations and
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U.S. Capitol Grounds commemorative tree sponsored by the Wisconsin Congressional Delegation to honor the people of Wisconsin.
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Thomas Jefferson, inspired by skylights he saw in Paris, prevailed upon the Architect of the Capitol to include something similar in the U.S. Capitol's new chamber for the House of Representatives. However, all the skylights came to an untimely end.
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An in-depth look at the evolution of women in art at the U.S. Capitol.
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On the U.S. Capitol campus, the AOC Capitol Grounds and Arboretum crew cares for groups of both Yoshino and Japanese flowering cherry trees.
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Learn more about the history of lighting this iconic building including the part of the Dome called the "tholos."
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While George Washington never actually graced the halls of the U.S. Capitol, his presence, influence and even his likeness, is everywhere including 35 pieces of art.
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At the end of the Revolutionary War, the British are shown laying down their arms against a symbolic sunset.
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Three Native Americans of northern Florida's Timucuan tribe are depicted near their village.
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A member of a hunting-gathering tribe is shown in a northern forest with pine and fur trees.
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A converted Native American kneels in prayer under the guidance of a monk in front of the El Carmelo mission.
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A lone explorer in a canoe enters the picture, symbolically from the east.
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The third signing of the Louisiana Treaty, which occurred in New Orleans, is depicted.
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The explorers are shown on the Missouri river looking over a Mandan village.
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Boston Harbor appears in a moonlit scene, with people dressed as Native Americans throwing crates of tea from a boat; this famous event led to the Revolutionary War.
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This mural shows different methods used by prospectors in the search for wealth in California, the Yukon and Alaska.
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A typical prairie home is shown with a barbed wire fence, which represents the settlement of the great open plains.
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A couple picks cotton in the south with their cabin behind them and the plantation house in the distance.
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Riders are shown at the Hollenberg station, readying to switch ponies. In the background workers string cables for the telegraph, which would soon replace the Pony Express.
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This college building in Kansas was one of the first created under the 1862 Morrill Act, which was meant to ensure higher education for all classes of Americans.
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A village celebration with dancers and indigenous percussion instruments is shown in a typical Hawaiian setting.
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An unusual combination of dancers in Hopi and Navajo costumes performs a ceremony.