1. Washington D.C.
8th Grade
Trip
Washington D.C.
8th Grade
Trip

2. Lincoln Memorial (16th President)
Architecture: classical Greek temple
Lincoln is seated; statue is 19ft X 19 ft; 150 tons
It took nearly four years for the statue to be completed
56 steps, one for each year of his life
Lincoln Memorial (16th President)

3. Famous events on the Steps:
1939 Opera singer Marian Anderson sang to 75,000 people because the DAR refused to allow her to sing in Constitution Hall because she was black
Vietnam protests
Million Man March
Did You Know?
Beneath the Memorial is a Museum
The Reflecting pool is at the bottom of the steps

4. Korean War Memorial
Includes a 164 foot mural etched with 2,500 pictures
Included an inscription “Freedom is not Free”
On reflection from the walls, there are 38 soldiers representing the 38th parallel, which divides Korea
Next to the “Pool of Remembrance” the number of American and United Nation’s soldiers killed, wounded, missing in action, and held as prisoners of war are listed

5. World War II Memorial

6. World War II Memorial Quick Facts
2 arches stand for the Atlantic and Pacific regions. Within each arch are 4 eagles holding a laurel wreath as a symbol of victory in WW II
24 bronze panels line the entrance and show what jobs people did to help win the war
The “Freedom Wall” honors the 400,000 Americans who died. It has 4,000 gold stars; each star represents 100 of those who died. The wall is 85 feet long. This is also called the “Sacred Area”
56 pillars represent the 48 states, 7 territories and D.C. Each pillar has the name of the state or territory with Bronze oak and Wheat Wreaths (symbol of peace). A hole in the middle of each pillar represents the lives lost in the war
Rainbow Pool is at the center

7. Washington Monument Is the tallest monument building in DC
The Construction of this monument stopped right before the civil war
The lower 1/3 of the monument is a different color
It was actually the tallest building in the world until 1889
The same shovel was used to put in the first corner stone of the Washington monument as when George Washington used for the first corner stone of the capital.
The marble is mostly from Maryland
*Total cost of building the monument was $1,817,710
the walls are 15' thick at the bottom and 18" at the top sponsored by target total amount of blocks is 36,491 and weighs 90,854 tons that's equivalent to the weight of 181,708 horses

8. The Vietnam Wall
One of three memorials to those who served in the Vietnam War
There are three sets of fathers and sons on the Wall
31 sets of brothers are on the Wall

9. Jefferson Memorial
The total cost of the monument was a little over $3 million
The memorial was dedicated in 1943 on the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birth
The steps leading up to the building are made of pure marble
The design of the Jefferson memorial is similar to Monticello - Thomas Jefferson's home, which was modeled partially after the Pantheon in Rome

10. FDR Memorial

11. FDR Memorial It took 20 years to create definite plans
Memorial sits on Cherry Tree Walk
Consists of four outdoor rooms
Quotes by the President cover the walls
Much of the museum was built with Red Granite

12. Iwo Jima Memorial Located near Arlington cemetery
Inspired by a photograph
Figures are 32 feet tall
Flag pole is 60 feet tall

13. Arlington National Cemetery
Divided into 70 sections
President Kennedy burial location
Tomb of the unknown soldiers

14. Capitol Building Building contains 540 rooms over 5 floors
The Capitol has its own subway
There is a large statue on top
The Capital building and the statue on top face away from the other buildings on the Washington mall

15. White House
Official residence of every President except George Washington
Originally named “President’s Palace”
Garden around the White House was planted by John Adams
Tours were suspended after the September 11th terrorist attack

16. Gettysburg

17. Gettysburg
Gettysburg was the site of one of the largest battles of the American Civil War
120 generals present at Gettysburg, nine were killed or mortally wounded during the battle
The Battle of Gettysburg is the costliest battle of the Civil War
There are more than 1,400 monuments, markers and tablets at Gettysburg
It did not rain during the battle, but the next day it poured