BGuthrie Photos: DC -- White House -- Natl Christmas Tree (2018)

DC -- White House -- Natl Christmas Tree (2018):

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Description of Pictures: This was during the Christmas government shutdown. The tree is part of the National Park Service which didn't have funding. A big donor agreed to fund the Christmas lights and trains but not trash pick-up.

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1. WHTREE_181227_014.JPG: Washington DC without the National Park Service having a budget to clean up the trash.
2. WHTREE_181227_022.JPG: A Brief Story of the National Christmas Tree In November 1923, First Lady Grace Coolidge gave permission for the District of Columbia Public Schools to erect a Christmas tree on the Ellipse south of the White House. The organizers named the tree the "National Christmas Tree. ["] That Christmas Eve, at 5pm, President Calvin Coolidge walked from the White House to the Ellipse and "pushed the button" to light the cut 48-foot Balsam fir, as 3,000 enthusiastic spectators looked on. The tree, donated by Middlebury College, was from the President's native state of Vermont. From 10924 to 1953 live trees, in various locations around and on the White House grounds, were lit on Christmas Eve. In 1954, the ceremony returned to the Ellipse and expanded its focus. Smaller trees representing the states, territories and the District of Columbia formed a "Pathway of Peace". On December 17, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower lit the cut tree donated by the people of Michigan. Cut trees continued to be used until 1973, when the National Park Service shifted to a series of live trees. The centerpiece of the season's celebration is the living National Christmas Tree, a White Fir from Middleburg, Pennsylvania, transplanted to the Ellipse on October 30, 2021. The tree stands as a daily reminder of the holiday spirit and of the tradition each succeeding President has participated in since 1923. ...
3. WHTREE_181227_047.JPG: People keep tossing coins on the tracks, aiming for the open rail cars. I have no idea how many cause derailments.
4. WHTREE_181227_080.JPG: US Virgin Island tree
5. WHTREE_181227_113.JPG: Argentine coin among the others
6. WHTREE_181227_136.JPG: Michigan tree
7. WHTREE_181227_142.JPG: Maryland tree
8. WHTREE_181227_145.JPG: A Brief Story of the National Christmas Tree In November 1923, First Lady Grace Coolidge gave permission for the District of Columbia Public Schools to erect a Christmas tree on the Ellipse south of the White House. The organizers named the tree the "National Christmas Tree. ["] That Christmas Eve, at 5pm, President Calvin Coolidge walked from the White House to the Ellipse and "pushed the button" to light the cut 48-foot Balsam fir, as 3,000 enthusiastic spectators looked on. The tree, donated by Middlebury College, was from the President's native state of Vermont. From 10924 to 1953 live trees, in various locations around and on the White House grounds, were lit on Christmas Eve. In 1954, the ceremony returned to the Ellipse and expanded its focus. Smaller trees representing the states, territories and the District of Columbia formed a "Pathway of Peace". On December 17, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower lit the cut tree donated by the people of Michigan. Cut trees continued to be used until 1973, when the National Park Service shifted to a series of live trees. The centerpiece of the season's celebration is the living National Christmas Tree, a White Fir from Middleburg, Pennsylvania, transplanted to the Ellipse on October 30, 2021. The tree stands as a daily reminder of the holiday spirit and of the tradition each succeeding President has participated in since 1923. ...
9. WHTREE_181227_157.JPG: Area Closed Because of a lapse in federal appropriations, the National Christmas Tree Site is closed for the safety of visitors and park resources. Please visit www.nps.gov and select "Find a Park" for additional information about access to other parks and sites in this area.
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Wikipedia Description: National Christmas Tree (United States)
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In the United States, a large tree near the White House is decorated as the National Christmas Tree. The grand illumination of the Christmas lights on the tree by the President of the United States early in the Christmas season is an annual televised event and a month-long festivities known as the Pageant of Peace. Nearby smaller trees and other decorations leading up to the National Christmas Tree are referred to as the Pathway to Peace.

History:

The tradition of having a "National Christmas Tree" in Washington, D.C. began in 1889 during the presidency of Benjamin Harrison. In 1923, a 48-foot Balsam Fir from Vermont, President Coolidge's home state, was donated by Paul D. Moody, President of Middlebury College in Vermont, and placed in the Ellipse outside the White House. At 5:00 p.m. on Christmas Eve, standing at the foot of the tree, President Coolidge briefly addressed a crowd and lit up the tree electrically with a touch of a button. 2,500 electric bulbs in red, white and green, donated by the Electric League of Washington, illuminated the tree.

In 1924, the National Christmas Tree became known as the National Community Christmas Tree and lighting ceremony was moved to Sherman Plaza near the east entrance of the White House, where a 35-foot Norway Spruce donated by the American Forestry Association was planted. A bronze marker was placed at the base of this tree in 1927, marking it as the "National Community Christmas Tree." This tree was found to be damaged due to the process of trimming and the repeated stress caused by the heat and weight of the lights and was replaced in 1929 by another Norway spruce from New York. This second Norway spruce was similarly damaged and replaced with a 25-foot one replanted from the nursery of the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks in the spring of 1931.

In 1932, concealed loudspeakers were installed in the tree to play Christ ...More...
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