American Landmarks

By Meghan Cleveland

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Pentagon

White House Ground Zero

Lincoln Memorial

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PentagonArlington, Virginia

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Pentagon• Started September 11, 1941• Completed January 15, 1943• $35 million to construct

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Pentagon

• Architects chose to give the Pentagon five sides because five roads led up to the site.

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Pentagon

• September 11, 2001 attacks • Hijacked plane 77 crashed into left side of building

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Pentagon

• Reconstruction was finished by August 15, 2002

• Damage cost $500,000,000 to repair• “Phoenix Project” was the plan to improve

security features, including walls and windows with greater blast resistance.

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Pentagon• 23,000 employees including War Department employees• Covers 29 acres• 131 stairways, 19 elevators, 4,200 clocks, 284 restroom, 691

water fountains.• 200,000 phone calls made a day, 1,200,000 pieces of mail

monthly

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White HouseWashington, DC

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White House

• George Washington picked the site for the White House in 1791

• The White House was finished during John Adams presidency in 1800

• George Washington picked the site for the White House in 1791

• The White House was finished during John Adams presidency in 1800

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White House

• Every president since John Adams has lived in the White House since its completion

• During Roosevelt’s presidency in 1902, renovation began

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White House

• The Oval Office was constructed in 1906• An enlarged office wing was added to build

the Oval Office

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White House• 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, 412 doors, 147

windows, 28 fireplaces• 570 gallons of white paint is required to paint

the outside of the White House

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Lincoln Memorial

National Mall, Washington, D.C.

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Lincoln Memorial

• Idea for the building began in 1902, and construction began in 1914

• The Lincoln Memorial was completed in May 1922

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Lincoln Memorial• A statue nearly 20 feet tall of Abraham Lincoln is

centered inside the interior of the memorial.

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Lincoln Memorial• During Lincolns presidency, 11 states seceded from

the colony in response to the presidents abolishing of slavery.

• The 13th amendment was passed during the Civil War, which abolished slavery in the United States.

• Six days after the Civil War ended, President Lincoln was assassinated.

• Two years later, the ideas for the monument began.

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Lincoln Memorial• The memorial stands 99 feet tall• There are 36 large columns that each stand 37 feet tall. • The columns represent the 25 US states and the 11 seceded

states after Lincoln’s death. • Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Second inaugural address

are enshrined in south and north walls. There is an angel inscribed into the north wall, to represent truth and on the south wall, the inscription is that of a slave being freed.

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Ground ZeroLower Manhatten, New York City

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Ground Zero

• Height: 1,368 and 1,362 feet• Both completely finished by April 4, 1973• Called “One and Two World Trade Centers”,

nicknamed, “The Twin Towers”• Held offices for various companies on each of the 110

floors.

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Ground Zero

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Ground Zero• The Twin Towers were hit by hijacked plans on September 11,

2001.• The terrorist attacks killed thousands and completely

demolished both buildings.

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Ground Zero• Ground Zero Memorial was built to honor the men and women killed

in the 9/11 tragedy. • The Memorial was finished on the ten year anniversary of the attacks.

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How many Presidents have lived in the White House?

A. Only 10B. NoneC. All but oneD. All

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• Every President except for George Washington has lived in the White House since its construction.

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Why does the Pentagon have five sides?

A. The architects thought it would be coolB. They only had room for five sidesC. There are five roads that lead to the Pentago

nD. Because a star has five points

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There are five roads that lead to the land that the Pentagon was built on.

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Hint: The construction workers took five different roads to get to work every day.

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How many bathrooms does the White House have?

A. 5B. 100C. 35D. 1

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The White House has 35 bathrooms, 132 rooms, 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces.

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Hint: It is an odd number that ends in 5.

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Who is the statue of in the Lincoln Memorial?

A. Abraham LincolnB. Ms. ClevelandC. George WashingtonD. John Adams

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The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated to President Abraham Lincoln.

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Hint: The memorial was named after a president.

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What buildings used to be where Ground Zero now is?

A. The White HouseB. The PentagonC. Lincoln MemorialD. The Twin Towers

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The Twin Towers were hit on September 11, 2001 in a terrorist attack against America.

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Credits• http://members.shaw.ca/freedomseven/pentagon-path-marker.jpg• • http://pentagon.osd.mil/facts.html• • http://www.infoplease.com/spot/pentagon1.html• • http://www.whitehouse.gov/• • http://www.whitehousemuseum.org/west-wing/oval-office/oval-office-2010-new-overview.jpg• • http://b.vimeocdn.com/ps/935/935133_300.jpg• • http://www.buzzle.com/articles/lincoln-memorial-facts.html• • http://www.aviewoncities.com/washington/lincolnmemorial.htm• • http://mericans.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/lincolnmemorial.jpg• • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trade_Center_site• • http://www.bobbyshred.com/images/wtcnight2.jpg• • http://www.skyscraper.org/TALLEST_TOWERS/t_wtc.htm• • http://timeline.national911memorial.org/#/Explore/3

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