National Garden of American Heros
The National Garden of American Heroes is an initiative of President Donald J. Trump to honor historic American figures who "fought for the abolition of slavery or participated in the underground railroad, heroes of the United States Armed Forces, recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor or Presidential Medal of Freedom, scientists and inventors, entrepreneurs, civil rights leaders, missionaries and religious leaders, pioneers and explorers, police officers and firefighters killed or injured in the line of duty, labor leaders, advocates for the poor and disadvantaged, opponents of national socialism or international socialism, former Presidents of the United States and other elected officials, judges and justices, astronauts, authors, intellectuals, artists, and teachers. None will have lived perfect lives, but all will be worth honoring, remembering, and studying."[1]
The Garden will be designed by a Presidential Task Force with a goal of opening the garden on or before July 4, 2026.[1] The Garden will, among other things, contain statues of statues of John Adams, Susan B. Anthony, Clara Barton, Daniel Boone, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Henry Clay, Davy Crockett, Frederick Douglass, Amelia Earhart, Benjamin Franklin, Billy Graham, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Douglas MacArthur, Dolley Madison, James Madison, Christa McAuliffe, Audie Murphy, George S. Patton, Jr., Ronald Reagan, Jackie Robinson, Betsy Ross, Antonin Scalia, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Tubman, Booker T. Washington, George Washington, and Orville and Wilbur Wright.[1] The Task Force will select a location for the Garden that "on a site of natural beauty that enables visitors to enjoy nature, walk among the statues, and be inspired to learn about great figures of America’s history. The site should be proximate to at least one major population center, and the site should not cause significant disruption to the local community."[1]
In July 2020, the Task Force sent 2,000 letters to governors and county officials asking for input regarding which heroes should be honored, possible Garden sites, and whether any statues are available for donation or loan.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Executive Order on Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes (July 3, 2020). Retrieved on 2020-09-06.
- ↑ Correspondences. Retrieved on 2020-09-08.
