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Why Is Washington D.C.
Our Capital?
• Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison made the Residence Compromise
• It was made on Washington’s cite
• Was created the permeant capital
Arlington Cemetery
•largest military cemetery•resting place for 400,000 people•conducts 27 to 30 funerals each
weekend
Jefferson Memorial •In honor of our 3rd
president•Resembles the
pantheon in Rome•Designed by John
Russel Pope•Surrounded by
water
Mount Vernon•Plantation house of Washington•Beside Potomac River •Made a landmark in 1960 •Made of wood in a loose Paladin
style
Capitol Building
•Sits on Capitol Hill•Built in form of greek temple•Where the Legislative Branch of
the government is
Lincoln Memorial
•Made to honor Abraham Lincoln, the 18th president, who freed slaves
•Built during 1914-1922
•Built in form of a greek temple
WW1Memorial
•Made to commemorate the events of WW1
•Built in 1920-1930• The memorial stands in
West Potomac Park
Women in Vietnam Memorial
•dedicated to women in the USA who served in the Vietnam War, most were nurses
•Annie Ruth Graham, Sharon Ann Lane.
Korean War Memorial
•located in Washington D.C.’s Potomac Park
•Commemorates those who served in the Korean War
•Created in1995