Welcome to the wisconsin State Capitol. We are standing in the rotunda of the building. This is the public area of the capitol. This is where we have all of our big parties, presentations. A little bit about the outside. You see a big white stone building. That stone is granite we got from vermont. 43 different kinds of stone, stone from all over the world, six foreign countries, eight states. Only a little bit of the stone is actually from wisconsin. Great big dome on the outside covered with granite. We have the only State Capitol to completely cover the exterior in granite. We finish it off with a statue on the top. We call her wisconsin. She has a w on her chest, a helmet on her head. Top of her head is a badger. We have wisconsin facing toward the nations capitol. Shes 15 feet, 5 inches tall, over 6,000 pounds. Then we gave her that nice gold coat. As you look past me behind me, it says legislation on a mosaic. An artist created each of the mosaics with 100,000 little pieces of co
Unique places, the architectural features. It speaks to the power of place that makes that history relevant and come alive. A lot of people say, well, in your title it says Fort Mchenry National monument and historic shrine. There are a number of national monuments. National monuments are designated monuments based on their historical and cultural merit. But fort mchenry is the only place that has a duel distinction of being a National Alignment and historic shrine. The shrine part was added in the early 1940s because, after all, this is the only birthplace of the national anthem. We only have one national anthem. And this is the birthplace of it. So, National Minute for his history. Historic shrine as the birthplace of the national anthem. Makes fort mchenry they unique, one of the crown jewels of the National Parks service. As a ranger, it is a special honor to be the caretakers of this treasure of the american people. You can watch this or other american artifacts programs at any ti
Showcase the history of madison, wisconsin. To learn more about the cities on our 2014 tour, visit cspan. Org localcontent. We continue with our look at the history of madison, wisconsin. This is American History tv on cspan3. Welcome to wisconsins state capital. Were standing in the rotunda of the building. A this is the public area of the capital. This is where we have our parties and presentations. When you walk up, you will see a white stone building. That is stone we got from vermont. Stone from all over the world. Eight different states. Only a little bit of the stone is actually from wisconsin. A great big dome also covered with granite. We have the only state capital to completely cover the exterior in granite. We have a statue up on top. We call her wisconsin. On top of her helmet is a badger. We have wisconsin facing towards the nations capital. She weighs over 6000 pounds. Then we gave for that nice gold coat. As you look behind me, it says legislation. Artists created each