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A tree honoring the life and service of Mr. Christopher Vetick, Architect of the Capitol (AOC) former Deputy Director of Capitol Grounds and Arboretum.
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There is one original willow oak tree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There is one original swamp chestnut oak tree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There is one original bigleaf linden tree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There is one original Kentucky coffeetree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There is one original Wych elm tree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There is one original cucumber magnolia tree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There are two original white oak trees still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There is one original yellow buckeye tree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There are two original Dutch elm trees still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There are two original white ash trees still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There is one original green ash tree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There are three original Japanese pagoda trees still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There are two original Osage orange trees still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There are two original jujube trees still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There are three original tulip trees still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There is one original northern red oak tree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There are three original bur oak trees still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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There are three original American linden 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 is one original smoothleaf elm tree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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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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There is one original horse chestnuet tree still living on the U.S. Capitol campus today.
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A list of some of the quotations and inscriptions found in the buildings on Capitol Hill.
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The regular practice of displaying a Christmas tree on the U.S. Capitol grounds is relatively recent. Records at the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) show correspondence from 1919 indicate that a Christmas tree was purchased that year. However, it was not until 1964 that a definite procedure was
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The map shows the states and territories stretching west from Texas to the Pacific Ocean and marks the Oregon, California, and Old Spanish Trails as well as the Pony Express route. Also shown are Sutter's Fort, where gold was discovered in California; the sites of Spanish missions and forts; and the
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The map shows the central section of the continent to illustrate the effect of the Louisiana Purchase (1803), the Lewis and Clark expedition, and the opening of the West. Ohio is shown with the seven ranges, the grid system that was started in eastern Ohio and was then used to map out many of the
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The map shows the states and territories between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River. Important cities (state capitals, trade centers, or otherwise influential in westward expansion) are indicated, and the names of Native American tribes appear to the north and west. About the Cox Corridors
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The map shows the first four settlements in America, from St. Augustine (1565) to Plymouth (1620). About the Cox Corridors Murals The first floor of the U.S. Capitol's House wing is elaborately decorated with wall and ceiling murals by artist Allyn Cox . The western north-south corridor, called the