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Water is life. But do you know that almost half of the homes on the Navajo Reservation do not have clean running water? With your support, St. Bonaventure Indian Mission and School is ready to give water to Navajo families.
So we invite you to help provide this precious gift of life to those in need. Contrary to many average Americans, Navajo families survive on just 10 gallons of water per day. You can help support St. Bonaventure's water delivery program by going to stbonaventuremission.org. Um And we return to our American stories.
Up next, a story on how our nation's capital, Washington, D.C., came to be, or rather, how it came to look as it does now with its grand monuments, boulevards, and centrally located Capitol building. The man behind it all, a French immigrant with a particular mind towards the symbolic. Here to tell the story is Wyatt Hensley, an award-winning student with Constituting America. Let's get into the story. Our story begins not in the United States.
But in Paris, France. On August 2nd, 1754, Pierre Charles Lafond was born. His father was a famous painter who even worked in the court of French King Louis XV. And when Pierre grew up, he went and studied at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, one of the most renowned art schools at the time. There, he learned all about art, Architecture, urban design, geometry, engineering, and so much more.
These new skills would serve him well, but probably not in the place that he was expecting. In 1777, he left his home country of France and headed off to the American colonies, where he volunteered for the Continental Army. He admired the ideals that the colonies were fighting for, such as liberty and self-governance. He also believed that this would provide a great opportunity to build a name for himself, which paid off in the end. His service in the Continental Army was filled with acts of bravery, strength, and determination.
He was wounded at the siege of Savannah. But He returned to the army, continuing the fight while leaning on a crutch. He went on to spend six months as a prisoner of war after being captured by the British during the battle for Charleston in 1780, and he used his design skills to help with military positions and fortifications. his impressive talents caught the eye of the one and only General George Washington. In 1783, he was promoted to the honorary rank of brevet major.
He also became a naturalized citizen when the war concluded that year.
Now, following the war, he worked on a few small civil engineering projects. but his biggest job was yet to come. The United States Constitution, more specifically Article I, Section 8. called for a new district to be created to become the government seat.
However, it did not choose a specific spot. That would be the job for Congress to decide at a later date.
Well That later date came in 1790 when the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, and a representative from Virginia, James Madison, agreed to a famous compromise. The deal was that they would support Hamilton's financial plan of having the federal government assume the state's debts, while the nation's capital will be in the south along the Potomac River. The subsequent Residence Act also gave President George Washington authority to choose the exact location of the future capital. He did so in 1771. I do hereby declare and make known that the location of one part of the said territory of ten miles square shall be found by running four lines of experiment in the following manner, that is to say, running from the courthouse of Alexandria, Virginia, and so continuing for the remaining lines until the whole 10 miles square shall be included within the said lines.
The extensiveness of the grounds, the salubrity of the air, and the command of the river promise advantages which few other places could afford. George Washington. The founders knew the importance that this capital would hold, not only serving as where the government would function, but as a city that embodies the American spirit and its ideals. I hope, however, that simplicity of execution and the avoidance of useless ornament will not be lost sight of. We wish not to imitate European splendor.
but rather, to set an example of economy in republican simplicity, Yet, let the character be noble and the objects worthy of a nation. Thomas Jefferson. The plan for the city when completed will I trust. Be worthy of a seat of government designed for the accommodation of a great and rising empire. The avenues and public squares will be open and grand prospects and give the city an air of magnificence and order suitable to its object.
and to the expectations of the citizens of the United States. George Washington. Who would design this important city? Pierre Charles Laffon. Mm-hmm.
Um His overall goal was to design a beautiful and grand metropolis, drawing inspiration from numerous European cities such as Paris and even the Palace of Versailles. He also wanted to incorporate a grid layout with plenty of walkways, public spaces, room for monuments, and more. One of his most important elements of the design was rather than having a grand palace or even the president's house at the center, he intentionally had the Capitol building to symbolize that the people are at the center of the American Republic and that all power derives from the people. Mm. In my plan, the Congress House shall not be a mere building, but a central figure, the heart of the nation beating visibly and audibly.
It must be visible from every quarter. All other public buildings, all squares and gardens, shall serve to enhance its domination.
So that the spirit of Republican government is never out of sight, even in daily life. From this point, every citizen may look outward to the broad lands of the Republic and inward to the ideals for which it stands. Pierre Charles Lafont.
Now, during this process, he often came into conflict with the federal commissioners that were tasked by Congress to manage the project. He was incredibly proud and even more stubborn about his vision for the capital. Mm-hmm. I have projected lines of grand avenues and streets. Which will be open and spacious, crossing at such angles as to produce a pleasing variety and command prospects of the most interesting points.
The avenues diverge from two principal points. The Congress House, of course, and the President's House, thus uniting legislative and executive branches visually and symbolically. And I consider it my duty to remove obstructions to the execution of the plan, and that no individual encroachment might be suffered to alter the design laid out for the benefit of the nation. In fact, he even had a partially built home demolished because it interfered with his planned street grid. I have made considerable expenditures under the belief that I was free to improve my own land as I saw fit.
The abrupt demolition of my building without notice or compensation has occasioned me serious injury and distress. I appeal to the commissioners and the president for justice and restitution. Daniel Carroll of Duddington. The president has thought it advisable that your services be dispensed with in the further prosecution of the plan of the federal city. in hopes that in some other line your talents might be employed to better mutual satisfaction.
Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson. Though he was relieved of his duties and subsequent designers were hired, They largely continued to use his original design. When he passed away on June 14, 1825, he was in poverty. and largely forgotten. Given his great contributions to the design of Washington, D.C., he began to request fair compensation for his work.
He initially requested around $95,500. about three point two million dollars today. But he was only offered at most a few thousand dollars many years after his initial request. He was buried on a friend's farm in Prince George's County, Maryland. despite his important work.
However, In 1909, his remains were exhumed and transported to the U. S. Capitol to lie in state. making him the first foreign born individual to receive such honors. He was then given a military funeral, which included a military escort to his final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, V.
Okay. No other city of the world owes so much to a single man. As we look upon the noble avenues, the vistas, and the monumental center of our national life, We recall that it was his genius which first saw these things not as they were, but as they were. as they might be and ought to be. Secretary of State Root.
April 28th. 1909. A much more fitting and appropriate way to remember and honor the man who not only served his adopted nation in uniform, but designed its capital. To perfectly symbolize the nation's beauty and and the important ideals it strives to uphold. And a special thanks to Constituting America for sending us this audio.
and to find out more about the great work they do with students across this country. Go to constitutingamerica.org. That's constitutingamerica.org. And we do have the grand and great layout. It could not have been done without the Frenchman.
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So if you're looking for a Bible translation that's accurate, understandable, and audibly enjoyable, check out the NLT at newlivingtranslation.com. If you eat too many ultra-processed foods, you could be starving your gut microbes, and they'll get hangry. That's one of many things I learned after working on a new audio course about the gut microbiome. You can learn how to keep your gut happy by listening to Try This from the Washington Post. I'm Christina Quinn.
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