American Symbols
Flag Constitution Eagle Star-Spangled Banner Uncle Sam And more Across America Write this in notes
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 Court 9 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 Cemetery 612 acres surrounding Robert E. Lee’s Arlington Home
Jefferson Memorial Pres. Thomas Jefferson Writer of Amer. Documents
Vietnam War Memorial Wall
Vietnam War Memorial
Korean War Memorial
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Independence Hall 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 Bartholdi From 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 Needle Seattle, 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 Opry Nashville, 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