Landmarks
and Symbols
of the United
States
Created by:
Ms. Librizzi’s
Class
The Statue of
Liberty
Created by:
Rasha and Ucal
Statue of Liberty
• Location: In New York
Bay on Liberty Island
• It was built in July
1884 sent to New
York, reassembled
and completed in
1886.
• It is 151 feet tall
• It was a gift from
France.
Source: www.edhelper.com
Source:wirenewyork.com/landmarks
The Statue of Liberty
• The height of the torch
is: 21 feet
• Width of the tablet is:13
feet and 7 inches
• Width of the eye is: 2
feet and 6 inches
• Length of the nose is: 4
feet and 6 inches
Source: Liberty by Lynn Curlee
• Width of the mouth is: 3
feet
• Length of the right arm
is: 42 feet
• Length of the hand
is:16 feet and 5 inches
• Size of the fingernail
is:13 x 10 inches
Statue of Liberty
Materials needed:
Paper
Pencil
Colored pencil
Clay
The Golden Gate
Bridge
Created by:
Eduardo and Traivon
The Golden Gate Bridge
• The Golden Gate Bridge Is in
San Francisco Bay, California
• It was built by Joseph B.
Strauss
• It is 1.5 miles long .
• Longest span is 4,200 ft.
• The Golden Gate Bridge
provided work for the people in
the San Francisco area.
• The Golden Bridge was built to
last through anything.
• The color when the sun hits it
makes the bridge look golden.
Source: www.inetows.com and www.flickr.com
The Golden Gate Bridge
Materials needed:
Cardboard
Apron
Paint brushes
Orange and blue paint
Glue
Yarn (orange)
Gloves
Staples
The Washington
Monument
Created by:
Izais & Paul
Washington Monument
• It is in Washington D.C.
• It was built to honor our
first president.
• It is the tallest building in
Washington D.C.
• It was completed on
December 6,1884.
• It cost $1,187,710 to
build.
• The number of blocks in
the monument is 36,491.
Source: www.Bensguide.gpo.gov & www.EnchantedLearning.com
Washington Monument
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Materials needed:
Paintbrush
Large Cardboard Boxes
Tape
Glue
Newspaper
Water
Bowl
White Paint
Blue Paint
Mount Rushmore
Created by:
Lexie and Melissa
Mount Rushmore
• It is in the Black Hills of
South Dakota.
• The elevation of Mt.
Rushmore is 5,725 feet.
• Construction was from
1927 to 1941.
• It took 400 stone workers
to build it.
• John Gutzon Borglum
designed it.
Source: www.bensguide.gpo.gov
Mount Rushmore
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Modeling clay
Picture books
Color pencils
Large white paper
The Grand Canyon
Created by:
Scott and Chris
The Grand Canyon
• Is located in Arizona.
• It became a national
monument in1908 and a
National Park on Feb.
26,1919.
• It was explored by John
Wesley Powell.
• Average depth 4,000 ft.
• Average width 10 miles.
• The Colorado River is at
the bottom of the canyon.
Source: wwwledhelper.com
• The river is 227 miles
long.
• The canyon is 6 million
years old.
• It was the favorite park of
former President
Theodore Roosevelt
Source: www.nps.gov
The Grand Canyon
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Materials needed:
Tape
Newspaper
Box
Paint: yellow, orange,
blue, brown,
red
St. Louis
Gateway Arch
Created by:
Tanaya and Jamie
St. Louis Gateway Arch
• It is in St. Louis Missouri
• Construction started on
February 12,1963 and
was finished on October
28,1965
• It is 630 feet tall.
• It cost $30 million to build.
• It by the Mississippi
River
• A 40 passenger tram runs
inside the arch.
Source:www.Bensguide.gpo.gov and www.enchantedlearning.com
St. Louis Gateway Arch
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Shoe box
Card board box
Paper
Pool noodle
Tape
Water
Newspaper
Scissors
Toy horse
Foil
The White House
Created by:
Victor and Victor
The White House
• It is in Washington
D.C.
• It was built 1792.
• It was built by James
Hobe.
• It has 132 rooms.
• The President lives in
the White House.
• It is 18 acres.
Source: www.Enchantedlearning.com
The White House
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Cardboard boxes
glue
Paper towel tubes
Flag
Tape
Newspaper
water
U.S. Money
Created by:
Jamie and Tanaya
U.S. Money
• Penny – one cent - $0.01
The man on the penny is
President Abraham Lincoln.
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Nickel- five cents -$0.05
The man on the nickel is
President Thomas Jefferson.
Source: www.usmint.gov
•Dime- Ten cents -$0.10
The man on the dime
is Franklin D. Roosevelt
Quarter-twenty-five cents- $0.25
The man on the quarter is
President George Washington.
Source: www.usmint.gov
www.coinfacts.com
Half-dollar - $.50 – fifty cents
The man on the half-dollar
is President John F.
Kennedy.
Dollar - $ 1.00
Source: www.usmint.gov
http://www.arcytech.org/java/money/learn_bills.html
Five Dollar Bill –Five Dollars- $5.00
Ten Dollar bill - Ten dollars-$10.00
http://www.arcytech.org/java/money/learn_bills.html
Twenty Dollar Bill- Twenty Dollars- $20.00
Fifty dollars - Fifty dollars- $50.00
http://www.arcytech.org/java/money/learn_bills.html
The US Flag
Created by:
Victor P. and Victor Y.
U.S.A. Flag
• The 13 stripes stand for
the first 13 colonies of the
US.
• The fifty stars stand for
the 50 states.
• The flag is also called
“Old Glory” and “The
Stars and Stripes”
• The Flag Act was passed
on June 14, 1777
The Pledge of Allegiance
• I pledge allegiance to the flag of
the United States of America, and
to the Republic for which it
stands, one Nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.
The Bald Eagle
Created by:
Izais and Paul
The Bald Eagle
• The bald eagle was made the
national bird of the United
States in 1782.
• The bald eagle is a large
powerful brown bird with
white head and tail.
• The founding fathers wanted to
choose an animal that was
unique to the United States
• When Europeans first came to
the North American continent
in the 1600’s there were an
about 25,000 to 50,000 bald
eagles.
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The Liberty Bell
Created by:
Traivon and Ucal
The Liberty Bell
• It was made in 1752 in
London.
• The bell first cracked during a
test ring.
• The bell cracked again on July
8,1835.
• It is in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania.
• The bell was made by John
Pass and John Stow.
• The bell weighs 2090 pounds.
• The strike of the bell is E-flat.
• The bell is 3 feet high.
• The crack in the bell is 241/2
inches long and ½ inch wide.
The Seal of the
U.S.A.
Created by:
Victor P.
Great Seal of the U.S.A.
• It was adopted in 1782.
• On the front is a bald
eagle with 13 arrows in
one talon and an olive
branch in the other.
• The words mean:
* Out of Many, One
* Providence has favored
our undertakings
*A new order of the ages.
Source: www.bensguidegpo.gov.