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The District of Columbia, capital of the United States, is home to 78 National Historic Landmarks.The National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [1]
On Christmas Eve 1923, President Calvin Coolidge started an unbroken tradition by lighting the first "National Christmas Tree." The first tree, a cut balsam fir, was placed on the Ellipse by the District of Columbia Public Schools. From 1924 to 1953, live trees in various locations around and on the White House grounds were lit on Christmas Eve.
First tree since 1998 with the "Christmas Tree" title. [2] 2004 Red Spruce: 65 feet (20 m) George Washington and Jefferson National Forests: Virginia: The tree was lit by Dennis Hastert, assisted by seven-year-old Blayne Braden of Monterey, VA, at 5 pm on December 9 during a ceremony held on the West Front Lawn of the Capitol.
President's Park in Washington, D.C., features 20 ornaments designed by first graders from Durban Avenue Elementary School in Hopatcong.
The Capitol Christmas Tree, an 80-foot Sitka spruce, arrives in Washington, from the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. The tree will be decorated and illuminated at a ...
Watch live as the Christmas tree on the grounds of the US Capitol is lit in a ceremony presided by house speaker Mike Johnson in Washington DC on Tuesday, 3 December. The tree is traditionally lit ...
The National Christmas Tree and Pathway of Peace trees consumed 7,000 watts over four weeks in 2010, at a cost of about $180. [238] (The National Christmas Tree alone consumed 2,000 watts in 2011.) [212] The lighting scheme used 60,000 LED lights and 265 spherical ornaments in 2013, [220] [221] while consuming just 5700 watts. [220]
Norwegian Christmas tree at Washington Union Station in 2023. The Norwegian Christmas Tree in Washington, D.C., is an annual gift from the people of Norway to the United States that is displayed in Washington Union Station. The tradition began in 1997 after a proposal by Ambassador Tom Vraalsen.