National Christmas Tree General Grant

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National Christmas Tree General Grant

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Debby Pueschel

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Photograph - Photograph

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The General Grant Tree is the United States's National Christmas Tree. In 1924, R.J. Senior visited what was then General Grant National Park, and found himself standing by the Grant Tree with a little girl. As they admired the huge tree, the girl exclaimed, "what a wonderful Christmas tree it would be!"
The idea stayed with Mr. Senior, and in 1925, with the help of Mr. Lee, the first Christmas program was held at the Grant Tree at noon on Christmas Day. Mr. R.J. Senior, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Lee, then secretary of the Chamber, conceived the idea of an annual ceremony. Mr. Lee wrote to President Calvin Coolidge, who designated the General Grant as the Nation's Christmas Tree on April 28, 1926.
President Eisenhower declared the General Grant Tree to be a National Shrine in 1956. It was dedicated "in memory of the men and women of the Armed Forces who have served and fought and died s to keep this Nation free..." It is the only example of a living shrine in the United States. During the dedication ceremony, Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz mentioned its "equal stature with that other great shrine in Arlington Cemetery -- the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier."
This tree is enormous...
Height: 268.1 feet (88.7 meters)
Ground circumference: 107.5 feet (32.8 meters)
Trunk volume: 46,608 cubic feet (1320 cubic meters)

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*NIKON FULL FRAME CAMERAS 1-15-23
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