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American Symbols

American Symbols

• Flag

• Constitution

• Eagle

• Star-Spangled Banner

• Uncle Sam

• And more Across America

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Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument

555 feet tall

2 different shades of white marble

White House

Residence of President of U.S. & family

Only Washington did not live here

Pennsylvania Avenue

Capitol Building-Congress

Congress houses Senate & House of Representatives

Washington started building in 1793, but it was not completed until 1865

Supreme Court9 justices-1 chief & 8 associates appointed by President & approved by Congress

Lincoln Memorial

Resembles a Greek Temple (1922)

Site for rallies and demonstrations-MLK, “I have a dream”

Arlington Cemetery612 acres surrounding Robert E. Lee’s Arlington Home

Jefferson Memorial

Pres. Thomas Jefferson

Writer of Amer. Documents

Vietnam War Memorial Wall

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Vietnam War Memorial

Korean War Memorial

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Independence Hall

• 1738-1748 Pennsylvania State House

• Continental Congress• Signing of Declaration

of Independence• Constitution

Convention

Liberty Bell once hung here

Liberty Bell

• Hung in PA statehouse• Rang for important

occasions• July 4, 1776• Small crack

found1846-no sound• Moved to Liberty Bell

Pavilion and now in Independence mall

Ellis Island, New York City

Ellis Island

Immigrants

Map-Statue of Liberty

New York Skyline

Liberty Torch

Frederic Auguste BartholdiFrom France

• Statue of Liberty was a gift to U.S.

• Dedicated in 1886• Symbol of freedom

and hope to immigrants

Mt. Rushmore

• South Dakota• Black Hills of South Dakota (Sioux)• Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, Lincoln

Space NeedleSeattle, Washington

• Built for 1962 World’s Fair (Eiffel Tower)

• 607 feet

Seattle, Washington at night

Golden Gate Bridge

Built in 1930’s

San Francisco, CA

Grand Canyon

• Arizona• 1 of 7 natural Wonders

of the World• Erosion from

Colorado river• Bigger than the state

of Rhode Island

Grand Ole OpryNashville, TN

Other symbols & Landmarks

• Niagara Falls- New York

• Gateway Arch- St. Louis, Missouri

• The Alamo-Texas-Davy Crockett from TN

• Sears Tower-Chicago, Illinois (tallest bldg.)

• Rockefeller Center-NYC, New York

• Old Faithful Geyser-Yellowstone National Park, Washington

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