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Symbols of the United
States by Mrs. Reed’s
Third Grade, 2009
Arlington National Cemetery by
Nicholas
The Arlington National Cemetery is a famous
U.S.A cemetery and it honors men and
women who served in war.
Arlington National Cemetary
The Arlington
National Cemetery is
in Washington D.C.
There are more then
290,000 people
buried there. One
person who is buried
there is Pierre L’
Enfant. The cemetery
is longer then 600
football fields.
• Arlington National Cemetary
Capitol by Kyra Whitaker
• The Capitol is a symbol of American
democracy and self- government.
Capitol
• People began working
on the Capitol in 1793.
They started digging
foundations for the
Capitol in August 1793.
By the 1800s the
North Wing was almost
complete except some
rooms on the third
floor. Air conditioning
was installed in 1929.
The dome was finished
in 1863. It is 287 feet
tall, 751 feet long, and
350 feet wide. You can
find the Capitol in
Washington D.C.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Memorial by Brook Nash
• The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is
a symbol of the United States because he
showed respect for us and we will show
respect for him.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Memorial
• His words gave us hope
because he was a caring
man. When he died lots of
people came to his funeral.
He was elected for
president for the United
States of America. In the
first room of the memorial
it is full of hope.
• In the second room it is
grim because it shows men
waiting for food. In the
third room it is loud and
rough, and in the forth
room it is quiet and
peaceful.
The Gateway Arch by Zoey
Geis
• The Gateway Arch honors the American
west of the 1800s.
Gateway Arch
•
The Gateway Arch is 360 feet
tall. It is located near the
Mississippi River in St. Louis,
Missouri. Did you know it’s as tall
as a 63- story building? The
Gateway Arch is white. The
foundation is 60 feet deep. The
Arch has 142 steel sections. It
weighs 17,246 tons wow! It is the
tallest monument in the United
States of America. Did you know
that the Gateway Arch is twice as
tall as the Statue of Liberty? It
cost 13 million dollars to build! It
took 2 ½ years to build. Lightning
strikes it hundreds of times a
year. Eero Saarinen designed the
Gateway Arch.
A Map of the Gateway Arch
Golden Gate Bridge by
Gabe Caplinger
Golden Gate Bridge
• The Golden Gate Bridge
is 8,981 feet long. The
Golden Gate Bridge is
dark red. It needed a lot
of wire. My symbol is 746
feet. The Golden Gate
Bridge was finished in
1935. About 600,000
rivets hold this bridge.
The Bridge has cells
about 35 feet.
• It is a symbol because it is the longest bridge in
America.
Hoover Dam By Joshua Ankney
Hoover Dam’s Location
Hoover Dam By Joshua Ankney
Hoover Dam’s Location
Hoover Dam
Hoover Dam’s weight is
6,600,000 tons. It has enough
concrete to build a highway
from San Francisco, California
to New York. Hoover Dam is
1,244 feet. It’s power plant
produces enough energy to
power 500,000 homes. It is 3
times taller than the Statue
of Liberty. When they were
building the dam some columns
were 60 feet wide. There is a
lake near Hoover Dam. Lake
Mead it’s used mostly for
water sports. Hoover Dam
spans 1,244 feet into the
Block Canyon. It was named
after Clark Herbert Hoover.
• Hoover Dam is another great achievement
of American resourcefulness, skill, and
determination.
Independence Hall by Raychelle
Innis
Independence Hall is a symbol for the United
States because they filed taxes.
Independence Hall
The Independence
Hall is in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. It is 500
feet tall. It is a twostory, brick building
with a clock and
steeple. They also
filed taxes there. The
Independence Hall also
had the Liberty Bell.
The Jefferson Memorial By
Haley Brown
• The Jefferson Memorial is a important
symbol to America because it honors him
for helping America.
The Jefferson Memorial is in
Washington D. C. The Jefferson
Memorial is white, it has a round dome,
and it also has 54 columns. The
construction started in 1939,the
construction ended on April 13, 1943.
Jefferson’s words are carved into the
walls his words go like this: God who
gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a
nation be secure when we have
removed a conviction that these
liberties are the gift of god? Indeed I
tremble for my country when I reflect
that god is just. That his justice
cannot sleep forever. Commerce
between master and slave is despotism.
Nothing is more certainly written in
the book of fate than these people are
to be free. Establish the law for
educating the common people. This is it
the business of the state to effect
and on a general plan. Here are
interesting facts about the memorial.
The Jefferson Memorial weighs the
amount of 5,800 African elephants. It
is directly south of the White House.
The statue of Thomas Jefferson is 19
ft. tall.
T he Lincoln Memorial By
Cheyanne Jackson
It is a important symbol to the United
States of America because President
Lincoln freed the slaves and he was the 16
president.
The Lincoln Memorial
By Cheyanne Jackson
T he Lincoln
Memorial symbol is white.
It is 44 feet tall and 7
feet across. Mr. Lincoln
is made of dry clay. He is
brown or orange when
the light hits him. The
Lincoln Memorial was
approved in Feb. 28
1996.The man that made
Mr. Lincoln was not an
artist .
NASA by David Addis
• They send satellites up to space a lot
because they keep on getting destroyed by
asteroids.
NASA by David Addis
Neil Armstrong became the
first man to walk on the
moon. NASA is a symbol of
possibility of achievement.
The word astronaut means
(sailor of the stars). The
rocket ships have 6 layers.
Sputnik 1 was the very
first satellite sent to
space. The Soviet Union
was in the cold war. Captain
Gus Grissom is the leader
of the NASA.
• They send satellites up to space a lot
because they keep on getting destroyed by
asteroids.
Star Spangled Banner By Kenzi
Craven
• The Star Spangled Banner is a special poem
that Francis Scott Key wrote, he wrote his
feelings on a piece of paper and put it in
his pocket.
Star Spangled Banner
The Star Spangled
Banner was written in
Baltimore Harbor by
Francis Scott Key. It
was written on Sept.
13, 1814 during the
British War on a
warship. The Star
Spangled Banner was
turned into the
National Anthem on
March 3, 1931.
The American Eagle by
Cameron DeWeese
• The American Eagle stands for strength
and peace.
The American Eagle
The America Eagle’s
wing span is 8 feet. It has
a white crown and tail
feathers. The eagle has a
sharp, yellow beak. It is
covered in brown feathers.
The American Eagle has 4
talons (claws) on each foot.
This bird eats carrion
(dead animals). The bald
eagle is another name for
this animal.
The American Flag By Erica
Evans
The American Flag is a
symbol of freedom. The
flag stands for land,
people, and government.
Description of the American
Flag
There are 13 red
and white stripes on the
American Flag. The stripes
stand for the thirteen
colonies. It has a blue
background. The red
stripes stand for courage,
the white stand for purity
or goodness, and the blue
background stands for
justice. After the World
War I and II were over
they started adding states
and the American Flag has
50 stars on it now. Did you
know that before they
used cloth they used wood,
stone, metal, and animal
skins? They did!
The Great Seal By
Devan Powers
• The Great Seal is a symbol of the United
States because it is used on all official
documents and treaties.
Great Seal of the United
States
• The dollar had 2 eagles on
the back of it. The dollar
had a thirteen layer
pyramid .July 4, 1776 was
when the final design was
adopted. There are two
circles on the back of it.
The eagle had a ribbon in
its mouth . The United
States is across its chest .
The Great Seal is a round
piece of metal.
The Liberty Bell by Sally
Wagner
Map Where Liberty Bell is
Located
• The Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom
because it was built for Pennsylvania
lawmakers in 1752.
Description of the Liberty Bell
The Liberty Bell
weighs 2,080 lbs. It has a
large crack in it. The crack
is about 28 in long. The
first time it was rung it
cracked. The bell is made
of copper and tin. It is 12
feet around it’s lip. It says
“ Proclaim liberty
throughout the land unto
all the inhabitants
thereof”. The bell is on
display in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. John Pass
and John Strow made the
Liberty Bell. More than
1,000,000 visit the bell
each year.
The Washington Monument
By Miranda Harris
Washington Monument
The Washington
Monument is 100 feet tall.
It is located in Washington
D.C. 50 flags surround this
monument. There are 898
steps in it. The year of
1884 is when the workers
put on the apex. Feb. 22,
1885 is when Chester A.
Arthur held a ceremony at
the Washington Monument.
It has been a widely
recognized symbol ever
since it was built.
L’ Enfant and Pierre Charles decided that
George Washington needed a symbol to
show that he cares about the country
because George Washington was the very
first president.
The World War II Memorial By
Julliana Burton
It honors people who fought in the war.
The World War II Memorial
The memorial is 43
feet tall. The color of
it is white. It has
green circles on it. It
says the states on it.
They are rectangles.
Visitors can see a ring
of 56 granite pillars.
The memorial is 384
feet long and 279 feet
wide.
Uncle Sam by Kirstin Hersley
• Uncle Sam is a symbol of the United
States government.
Uncle Sam
Uncle Sam has a white beard. He
wears a top hat with stars and
stripes. He sold food to the U. S.
Army during the War of 1812-1814.
People are still drawing cartoons of
Uncle Sam to share their feelings
about the U. S. On the Fourth of
July people dress up as Uncle Sam.
When people are dressed up like
Uncle Sam some of them are
leading parades. Uncle Sam’s real
name is Samuel Wilson.
The Vietnam Veterans
Memorial By Megan Partlow
The United States sent the soldiers and
money to help them survive.
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
By Megan Partlow
The Veterans
Memorial is brown.
The three men are
standing up in the
grass. A woman is
serving the armed
forces. The three men
are holding guns. The
people are sitting on
the rocks.
The White House by Betsy
Porter
The White House stands for
freedom and democracy and it’s
the house of the presidents .
The White House
The White House has
132 rooms. The White
House is white. It has 3
floors. It also has 18 acres
of lawn and garden. There
is a room called a blue
room. It’s in Washington
D.C.. It was called the
Presidents House. George
Washington never lived in
the White House. The
White House is a symbol of
the United States.
Map where White House is
Located
Pentagon by Brayden Daugherty
• It keeps the U.S.A safe and protects it
freedom.
Facts About The Pentagon
There is a big courtyard
in the center of the
Pentagon. The
Pentagon is a five
sided building. More
then 26,000 people
work there. Most of
them are well trained
soldiers. The U.S
military work there
too. The Pentagon is as
big as 34 football
fields.
The White House by Betsy
Porter
The White House stands for
freedom and democracy and it’s
the house of the presidents .
The White House
The White House has
132 rooms. The White
House is white. It has 3
floors. It also has 18 acres
of lawn and garden. There
is a room called a blue
room. It’s in Washington
D.C.. It was called the
Presidents House. George
Washington never lived in
the White House. The
White House is a symbol of
the United States.
Map where White House is
Located