German Roots of Washington, DC, with Feli from Germany

How German is the US? 🇩🇪🇺🇸 In collaboration with the German-American Heritage Foundation and the German Embassy, our friend ‪@FelifromGermany‬ went on a mission to discover the German roots of different places all over the country. This time around, she got to visit Washington, DC, and was blown away by how big of an influence German immigrants had on the American capital! Come along as Feli learns about the role that Germans played in the construction of the US Capitol Building, how a German military officer saved the American army during the Revolutionary War, and how German immigrants were involved in the death of President Abraham Lincoln! 😊 👉 More videos from ‪‪@FelifromGermany‬ and the German Embassy in Washington:     • German fighter pilots train IN THE USA?! V...      • How GERMAN is CHICAGO? Discovering America...   ------------------------- 0:00 Where are the German roots of DC? 1:30 US Capitol Building 5:22 Saint Mary Catholic Church 8:55 German Community Today 9:52 DC's "Little Germany" 12:16 German Immigrant Experience & Assimilation 14:55 Unique Opportunities in Washington 17:15 Influential Germans 20:20 Baron von Steuben 23:08 Anti-German Sentiment 26:30 German-American Friendship Garden 29:36 German-American Heritage Museum 33:02 Crystal City Internment Camp 35:30 German Architecture 37:25 Petersen House 41:56 Thanks for discovering Washington's German roots with me! ------------------------- Production: https://www.btsm3dia.com/ Music by ARTMAN MUSIC http://www.artman-music.de/ based on a theme by http://www.twinmusicom.org/ (CC BY 4.0)