American Symbols

American Symbols

• Flag• Constitution• Eagle• Star-Spangled Banner• Uncle Sam• And more Across America

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Washington, D.C.

Washington Monument555 feet tall

2 different shades of white marble

White HouseResidence of President of U.S. & family

Only Washington did not live here

Pennsylvania Avenue

Capitol Building-Congress

Congress houses Senate & House of RepresentativesWashington 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 MemorialPres. Thomas Jefferson

Writer of Amer. Documents

Vietnam War Memorial Wall

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 BridgeBuilt 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