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Mount Vernon |
1. Mount Vernon is named for an admiral in the British navy. 2. The Mansion is ten times the size of the average home in colonial Virginia. 3. The Mansion is not symmetrical even though George Washington wanted it to be. 4. There was a secret staircase leading from Washington’s bedroom to his study. 5. The cupola is topped with a weathervane in the shape of a peace dove. |
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National American History |
1. This exhibition explores how new technologies and various social and cultural shifts in the second half of the 20th century influenced major changes in food, wine and eating in America. 2. The National Museum of American History has the top hat that Abraham Lincoln wore to Ford’s theater 3. Opened in 1964 as the National Museum of History and Technology. The 4. One of the more rare displays includes a walking stick used by Benjamin Franklin 5. There are more than 3 million objects in the museum. |
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Smithsonian American Art Museum/ National Portrait Gallery |
1. This museum is home to one of the largest and most inclusive collections of art from the colonial period to today. 2. The Portrait Gallery used to hold America’s founding document. 3. The building is one of the finest examples of Greek Revival architecture in the United States. 4. The earliest portrait is a portrait of King Henry IV in 1505 5. The Smithsonian estate was transferred from Europe to the United States with Richard Rush. |
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National Museum of Natural History |
1. The Museum is comparable to 18 football fields in size. 2. Hope Diamond. The museum houses the most popular diamond in the whole world. 3. One of the items on display is the original American Flag 4. The Museum was established in August 10, 1846 5. Over 30 millions insects are pinned to tiny little boxes |
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United States Supreme Court
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1. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes laid the cornerstone for the Supreme Court Building on October 13, 1932. 2. William Howard taft is the only person in American history who has served as a U.S. president and been on the court. 3. The justices decide which cases they will hear, about 80 each year. They decide another 50 without hearing arguments. The cases they choose usually address constitutional issues or federal law. 4. The 5th floor has a basketball court and it is called, The Highest Court in the Land |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
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1. The cherry trees are positioned to bloom in a particular spot, so as to cause the effect of Martin Luther King Jr. gazing upon them
2. The memorial is the 4th non presidential memorial 3. Fourteen quotes from King's speeches, sermons, and writings are inscribed on the Inscription Wall 4. The memorial is designed to be a sensory experience. The designers used several elements - such as rock, water and landscape design - to create a visual, auditory and even tactile experience that is functional during all the sea sons 5. The Memorial was originally supposed to open on August 22, 2011. The date was moved to October 16, 2011 due to damages from Hurricane Irene. |
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United states capitol
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1. The united states capitol is most widely recognized symbol of democratic government.
2. The U.S. Capitol Building is one of the most architecturally impressive and symbolically important building in the world. 3. The cornerstone was laid in by George Washington. 4. The first capitol building was burned down by the British. 5. The statue that sits at the top of the dome is called the Statue of Freedom. |
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United States Memorial Holocaust Museum
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1. They have a real rail car that the Nazis used to take Jews to ghettos, concentration camps and and killing centers
2. The history of the Holocaust Memorial Museum began as an idea in 1978. 3. The museum is staffed not only by paid individuals, but also by 91 holocaust survivors. 4. This museum was designed by architect James Ingo Freed, whose family fled Germany during WWII. 5. In October 1988, President Ronald Reagan spoke at a special ceremony held when the cornerstone of the Museum was laid. |
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Lincoln Memorial
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1. Lincoln’s son was still alive to see the unveiling of the monument
2. It took more than 50 years to build and release the monument to the public 3. The statue, in itself, took nearly 4 years to be built 4. The memorial has a typo the word Future is spelled Euture 5. Lincoln’s arm rests on a roman symbol. |
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Vietnam Veterans' Memorial
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1. Because the memorial was built without government funding there was a design contest
2. Names are still being added to the memorial 3. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is part of the National Park System 4. When a visitor looks upon the wall, his or her reflection can be seen simultaneously with the engraved names, which is meant to symbolically bring the past and present together. 5. Offerings are left at the memorial nearly everyday. |
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National Museum of the American Indian
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1. First museum of its kind ever established in the U.S.
2. The museum of the American Indian is another branch of the Smithsonian Institution. 3. Inside there is nearly a million Native American artifacts. 4. The museum has an exterior cladding of Kasota dolomitic limestone from Minnesota. 5. The total construction cost is 199 million U.S. dollars (plus 20 million for exhibitions, public programs, and opening events)—half of which came from private donors |
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F.D.R. Memorial
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1. The four “outdoor” rooms symbolize Roosevelt’s four terms as president.
2. The dog that is memorialized with Roosevelt is his trusty canine and first pet Fala. 3. The F.D.R. Memorial was the first memorial to be built wheelchair accessible. 4. F.D.R. Actually told the Supreme Court justice if you was to be memorialized exactly how he wanted it to look like 5. The F.D.R Memorial was dedicated on May 2. 1997 by president BIll CLinton. |
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Pentagon-9/11 Memorial
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1. Each bench has a name belonging to one of the victims engraved on it.
2. The Beams were acquired from remains of the World Trade Center. 3. The units honoring the victims on board Flight 77 face the direction of the plane’s approach to the Pentagon 4. This architectural design aims to unify victims without regard to their status as man or woman, military or civilian, rich or poor 5. The benches are arranged by the age of the victim, going from 3 years old to 71 years old |
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Arlington National Cemetery
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1. The rolling green hills are dotted with trees that are hundreds of years in age and complement the gardens found throughout the 624 acres of the cemetery.
2. The US government. Got the land from robert E Lee family. 3. Arlington is the only national cemetery to hold servicemen from every war in U.S. history. 4. They believe there will never be anymore un knowns. 5. Soldiers plant flags in front of every tombstone on Memorial Day Weekend. |
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WWII Memorial
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1. The World War Two memorial is the heart of the national mall.
2. If you are approaching the semi-circle from the east you would see one of two walls that have pictures of the war on them. 3. The site is directly in between the Lincoln memorial and the Washington Monument. 4. As many as 12,000 Jews were killed every day inside concentration camps. 5. Before the World War II Memorial was built the site was known as the ‘Rainbow Pool.’ |
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Library of Congress
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1. The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world.
2. The Library holds approximately 500,000 children's books. 3. Approximately half of the Library’s book and serial collections are in languages other than English. 4. British troops burned the Capitol building and destroyed over 3,000 books. 5. The library’s first home was actually in a boarding house until it was moved to the US Capital at a later date. |
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Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center
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1. The Steven F. Udvar-hazy center is the other location for the national museum of air and space
2. It has two huge hangers, the Boeing Hangar and the James S. McDonnell Space hangar 3. General John R. Dailey, director of the National Air and Space Museum, cut the ribbon on Dec. 15, 2003 4. The annex was renamed the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center for its major donor who contributed $65 million for the project 40 5. The Museum's two buildings house thousands of artifacts showcased in exhibitions on aviation, space exploration, and planetary science |
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National Gallery of Art
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1. The National Gallery of Art was conceived and given to the people of the United States by Andrew W. Mellon.
2. The gallery owns the Leonardo Da Vinci painting in the Western Hemisphere. 3. An art research library located in the East Building has a collection of more than 400,000 books, periodicals, and documents on the history, theory, and criticism of art and architecture. 4. The National Gallery of Art has an ice skating rink which has statues from artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Roxy Paine, and Tony Smith. 5. The National Gallery of Art is the most attended gallery in all of the U.S.A. |
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National Museum of African American History
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1. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture. 2. So far, themuseum has collected 36,000 artifacts and almost 100,000 individuals that have become charter members. 3. The museum around 33,000 artworks and has raised $476 million in public and private funds. 4. The museum explores what it means to be American and share how American values like resilience, optimism, and spirituality are reflected in African American history and cul ture. 5. The National Museum of African American History and Culture is five stories up and five stories underground. |
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Korean war Memorial
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1. The Korean War Memorial was built in 1995, 21 years agoThere is a mural wall that consists of 41 panels extending 164 feet. There is over 2,400 photographs from the Korean war that was obtained from the National Archives.
2. The Korean War Memorial was originally going to be designed by a team of 4 architects from The Pennsylvania State University but they decided no build it because for the design to be satisfactory to the reviewing agencies it would have to be changed 4. 3. The Korean War Memorial was originally going to be designed by a team of 4 architects from The Pennsylvania State University but they decided not to build it because for the design to be satis factory to the reviewing agencies it would have to be changed 5. The Mural was created by Louis Nelson, with photographic images sandblasted into it depicting soldiers |
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Iwo Jima (U.S. Marine Corps) Memorial
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1. The base of the memorial is engraved with every major battle involving the U.S. Marine Corps since 1775
2. 26,000 United States soldiers lives were taken in the battle of Iwo Jima 3. The centerpiece of the memorial is a colossal sculpture group depicting the six Marines who raised the second (and larger) replacement U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945 4. The bronze statue made by Felix W. de Weldon worked with three surviving soldiers from the battle 5. There are six 32 foot tall bronze figures that represent men from the navy |
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Ford's Theater & Petersen House
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1. The house is where Lincoln was taken after he was shot and over 90 people came to the house that night to pay their respects to President Lincoln
2. The house was built by William and Anna Peterson in 1849 3. Ford’s Theater is still a working theater today as well as a historic site 4. Guards stood guard outside of the house and on the room because of all the crowds coming to see the dying president 5. Maj. Henry Reed rathbone and Clara Harris were in the presidential box with president Lincoln |
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National Archives
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1. Has the Rotunda where you can see important American documents, one of which being the Declaration of Independence.
2. In washington it records 10 billion pieces of paper. 3. Its has The Constitution and the Bill of Rights. 4. Originally, each branch was responsible for keeping and taking care of its own documents, but that often resulted in loss or destruction of records, so the Congress established the National Archives. 5. Some of the major holdings date back to 1775. |
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial
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1. 73 years ago, Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated this memorial to Thomas Jefferson
2. Architect John Russell Pope was influenced by Jefferson’s taste expressed in his writings 3. The property was created by landfill 4. It stands in a straight line with the White House 5. The Great Hall is the grand centerpiece of the Italian Renaissance Style |
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Newseum
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1. There are thirty-five thousand historic newspapers and some date back to about 500 years ago, but the oldest artifact is a Cuneiform brick from Samaria.
2. It is considered one of the most interactive museums in the world, showing the evolution of technology. 3. The Newseum features 15 theaters and 15 galleries. 4. It takes two-three hours to visit the whole mu seum. 5. The newseum's 250,000 square feet. |
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Washington Monument
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1. No building in Washington D.C. is allowed to be taller than Washington Monument.
2. The cover was made out of marble from maryland. 3. Plans for this monument began before George Washington was elected president. 4. The monument survived a 5.8 magnitude earthquake causing some cracks in the structure and shaking dome of the motor loose. 5. The monument was once the site of a hostage situation |
