LANDMARKS OF THE UNITED STATES

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LANDMARKS OF THE UNITED STATES

• By Lizane Nadon Chanut
• June 2003

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Click on a Starto See a Landmark
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Gateway Arch

• St Louis, Missouri
• Built 1961 to 1966
• 630 feet high
• Architect Eero Saarinen
• Symbolizes western expansion of the US.

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Mount Rushmore

• Keystone, SD
• Built 1927 to 1941
• Faces of president Washington, Jefferson,
  Roosevelt, and Lincoln
• Artist sculptor Guzton Borglum

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Hoover Dam

• Black Canyon, Nevada
• Built 1931 to 1936
• 726 ft high and 1244 ft long
• Hydro electric dam capable of supplying nearly
  1.5 million kilowatts of power

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Golden Gate Bridge

• San Francisco, CA
• Built 1933 to 1937
• Longest high steel bridge in the world
• 4,200 feet span (7th longest in the world)
• Architect Joseph B Strauss

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Empire State Building

• New York, NY
• Built 1930 to 1931
• 1,250 feet high (5th in the world)
• Architects Shreve, Lamb and Harmon

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Good Work!

• As you can see, landmarks are great places to
  visit.
• Now it is your turn to tell us about a wonderful
  place in your country. Remember to include a
  picture.

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