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An interesting historical note is that one of the properties that has become four circles parts. We will begin to study the near and long term needs for pennsylvania avenue between the white house and the capital. We will develop a new vision for this iconic street, which is home to so Many National treasures, including this bui building, the National Archives. I want to extend a special thanks to the National Park service which is the steward for four circle parks and especially peter may. He is a commissioner, but his day job is associate regional director for planning in the National Capita...

Fort stephens. The first time in 150 years a canon will be fired in a d. C. Fort. Youve got to come out and share with that. As i mentioned on sunday, well have the Memorial Program at the Battleground National Cemetery where we will pay respect to the 38 soldiers who are buried there and the others who have given their sacrifice for this country. We didnt have a lot of time but i do encourage you all to tell your friends about it. Visit us on our website at www dot nps. Gov. Again, thank you all so very much. [ applause ] i think we have time for just one or two questions. If people would lik...

You can read faster than i can talk so i wont read the slides. I want you to see beautiful places i love. They are history and parks and recreation and National Resources and frankly the lungs of the city are largely these forts and the parks. So there we start. As frank said the city was unprotected down below. This is Fort Washington. If you havent been there, you should go. Its quite different from the forts that were built during the civil war. After bull run, lincoln knew the city was vulnerable. Thats when he ordered director Major General john g. Barnard to design forts around the city ...

Im 75 years of age folks. I remember things differently than when i was fighting or Something Like that at 20, 18, or what have you so the veterans may have been mistaken but they wanted to mark that spot and they got the stone out of the water reed area Cameron Creek and put that bar relief and thats their monument to the remembrance of lincoln on enemy fire. We dont know that the Justice Supreme Court really uttered one of those immortal words, get that damn fool down. The records suggest there are six or five other people, veterans who also shouted get that fool down of the get that man dow...

Directed the American Heritage Rivers Initiative at the White House Council on environmental quality. Today miss newman will discuss the post war impact on the forts, on the surrounding neighborhoods in washington and their evolution into parks. And kim elder. Miss elder is the National Parks Services Program manager for civil war defenses of washington. She is responsible for the management, the Oversight Program development of 16 for 16 of the remaining forts and batteries opened and operated by the National Parks service. So today ms. Elder will highlight the parks today and provide us with...