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WASHINGTON D.C.
Learn about the capital of our country!
THE WHITE HOUSE Home of the President (every president has lived there, but George Washington)
Address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Finished in 1800 (2nd president, John Adams was the first to move in)
British troops set it on fire in 1814 (it was rebuilt in 1817)
THE CAPITOL BUILDING
Building where laws are made
It is 288 feet tall
The House of Representatives moved in in 1807
The statue on top is called “Statue of Freedom” --
WASHINGTON MONUMENT
Built to honor George Washington
Finished in 1884
It is 555 feet high
It has 897 steps and an elevator up to the observation room
At the top is a pyramid of solid aluminum
LINCOLN MEMORIAL Built to honor our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln
First stone put in place on February 12, 1914, Lincoln’s birthday
Finished in 1922
Statue is almost 20 feet tall
Two of Abraham Lincoln’s famous speeches are engraved inside
Martin Luther King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech here
JEFFERSON MEMORIAL Built to honor our 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson
Finished in 1943
Dedicated on April 13, 1943, Jefferson’s 200th birthday
Bronze statue of Jefferson is 19 feet tall
It weighs 10,000 pounds or 5 tons!
CELEBRATE OUR CAPITAL!
SYMBOLS OF OUR COUNTRY
The BALD EAGLE
It became a national symbol in 1782. They live near bodies of water with lots of fish. They came off the endangered and threatened list in 2007.
STATUE OF LIBERTY She was a gift from France in 1886.
She is 305 feet tall, including the pedestal.
She weighs 450,000 pounds!
The seven spikes on her crown stand for the seven continents.
THE AMERICAN FLAG
The 13-star flag was completed June 14, 1777.
The 50-star flag was completed July 4, 1960.
13 stripes stand for the 13 original colonies.
The 50 stars stand for the 50 states.
Red stands for hardiness and valor
White stands for innocence and purity.
Blue stands for justice and perseverance.