WASHINGTON D.C.

Learn about the capital of our country!

THE WHITE HOUSE Home of the President (every president has lived there, but George Washington)

Address is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

Finished in 1800 (2nd president, John Adams was the first to move in)

British troops set it on fire in 1814 (it was rebuilt in 1817)

THE CAPITOL BUILDING

Building where laws are made

It is 288 feet tall

The House of Representatives moved in in 1807

The statue on top is called “Statue of Freedom” --

WASHINGTON MONUMENT

Built to honor George Washington

Finished in 1884

It is 555 feet high

It has 897 steps and an elevator up to the observation room

At the top is a pyramid of solid aluminum

LINCOLN MEMORIAL Built to honor our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln

First stone put in place on February 12, 1914, Lincoln’s birthday

Finished in 1922

Statue is almost 20 feet tall

Two of Abraham Lincoln’s famous speeches are engraved inside

Martin Luther King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech here

JEFFERSON MEMORIAL Built to honor our 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson

Finished in 1943

Dedicated on April 13, 1943, Jefferson’s 200th birthday

Bronze statue of Jefferson is 19 feet tall

It weighs 10,000 pounds or 5 tons!

CELEBRATE OUR CAPITAL!

SYMBOLS OF OUR COUNTRY

The BALD EAGLE

It became a national symbol in 1782. They live near bodies of water with lots of fish. They came off the endangered and threatened list in 2007.

STATUE OF LIBERTY She was a gift from France in 1886.

She is 305 feet tall, including the pedestal.

She weighs 450,000 pounds!

The seven spikes on her crown stand for the seven continents.

THE AMERICAN FLAG

The 13-star flag was completed June 14, 1777.

The 50-star flag was completed July 4, 1960.

13 stripes stand for the 13 original colonies.

The 50 stars stand for the 50 states.

Red stands for hardiness and valor

White stands for innocence and purity.

Blue stands for justice and perseverance.