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NATIONAL LAND MARKS
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thesis statment
More Americans choose to vacation inside the US by going to historical places rather than going out of the country because it costs less, the historical value of these sites, and most of the places are family oriented.
Thesis Statement
Statue of Liberty
- The Statue of Liberty was built by Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi to honor the United States friendship with France
The Statue of Liberty
- 4.44 million people visit the Statue of Liberty every year.
- the Statue is struck by lightning 600 times every year
Black Tom Explosion
Black Tom explosion
In 1916 German agents exploded munitions depot in the New York Harbor that were going to be used in the war. The explosions destoyed Black Tom island and damaged Lady Liberty's arm.
As a result of this sabotage, you cannot climb to the torch anymore.
Lady Liberty
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Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore is a American national memorial. It is a carved stone monument. There are 4 Presidents faces on the monument. They are: Presidents Roosevelt, Lincoln, Jefferson and Washington
The Monument took 14 years to complete
The man who built it was a Ku Klux Klan member and the land was stolen from the Soiux Tribe
Mount Rushmore
Why these Presidents?
* George Washington was chosen because he was the nation’s founding father.
*Thomas Jefferson was chosen because he signed the Louisiana Purchase and authored the Declaration of Independence.
* Theodore Roosevelt was chosen because he was president during the Industrial Revolution
* Abraham Lincoln was chosen because he led the country through the Civil War
why they are rememberd
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The Mount Washington Hotel.
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Hotel
The Mount Washington Hotel was built in 1902. It is in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.
Three US Presidents have stayed at the Mount Washington Hotel.
The Mount Washington Hotel was $1.7 million (approximately $55.4 million today) to buld.
the meeting that changed the world
in 1944, the hotel had a historic meeting. It was called The Bretton Woods Conference. It was a meeting of Allied nations that helped establish what the world would look like after World War II.
730 delegates were there but not Soviet Union.
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work cited
Isl, Mailing Address: Liberty, et al. “Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi - Statue of Liberty National Monument (U.S. National Park Service).” Www.nps.gov, www.nps.gov/stli/learn/historyculture/frederic-auguste-bartholdi.htm#:~:text=A%20portrait%20of%20Auguste%20Bartholdi.&text=The%20sculptor%20behind%20the%20Statue.
Building 31, Mailing Address: 13000 Highway 244, et al. “Carving History - Mount Rushmore National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service).” Www.nps.gov, www.nps.gov/moru/learn/historyculture/carving-history.htm#:~:text=During%20the%2014%20years%20of.
“Historic Hotels of America | Omni Mount Washington Resort.” Www.omnihotels.com, www.omnihotels.com/hotels/bretton-woods-mount-washington/property-details/history.
McKeever, Amy. “South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore Has a Strange, Scandalous History.” National Geographic, 28 Oct. 2020, www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/the-strange-and-controversial-history-of-mount-rushmore.
50 facts about The statue of liberty. AmeriCamp. (n.d.). https://www.americamp.co.uk/blog/50-facts-about-the-statue-of-liberty#:~:text=The%20Statue%20of%20Liberty%20is,million%20people%20visiting%20every%20year.
Bretton Woods, NH Hotels: Omni Hotel Bretton Woods, NH. Historic Hotels Worldwide. (n.d.). https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/omni-mount-washington-resort-bretton-woods/history.php
U.S. Department of the Interior. (n.d.). Frequently asked questions about the statue of Liberty. National Parks Service. https://www.nps.gov/stli/planyourvisit/get-the-facts.htm
Bretton Woods, NH Hotels: Omni Hotel Bretton Woods, NH. Historic Hotels Worldwide. (n.d.). https://www.historichotels.org/us/hotels-resorts/omni-mount-washington-resort-bretton-woods/history.php