State Places Challenge -- A to Z

[Mark Sedenquist]

A – African American Civil War Memorial
B – Bird’s Eye map view of the DC area (very cool map)
C – Constitution Gardens National Park (part of the National Mall area)
D - District of Columbia War Memorial, honors the WWI dead who were residents of DC.
E – Emancipation Statue, a bronze of Lincoln paid from donations of former slaves.
F – Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial – statues depicting key events in the 12 years of his presidency.
G – Georgetown is a trendier neighborhood in the northwest section of DC.
H – Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, art collection of Marjorie Merriweather Post
I – International Spy Museum, a collection of espionage tools and techniques – guests engage in spy games.
J – John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
K – Korean War Veterans Memorial
L – Lincoln Memorial was designed by Henry Bacon, the sculptor of the Lincoln statue was Daniel French.
M – Marine Corps Memorial Iwo Jima Statue near Arlington Cemetery – one of the largest bronze sculptures in the world.
N – National Mall – the area between the Lincoln Memorial and the Capitol Building
O – Official symbols of the District of Columbia include the Wood Thrush, the Scarlet Oak and the Key to the City.
P – Potomac River (the Great Falls are located about 14 miles upstream from DC – great photography spot).
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R – Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
S – Smithsonian Museums
T – Thomas Jefferson Memorial sits across the tidal basin from the Washington Memorial
U – Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
V – Viet Nam Veterans Memorial is comprised of three elements, the Memorial Wall, the Three Soldiers statue and the Women’s statue that depicts three nurses caring for a wounded soldier.
W – Washington City – Original name – now pretty much known as Washington.
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Z – Zero Milestone is located just south of the White House and was intended to be the initial milestone for all highways in America – but now it only measures road distances in Washington, DC.

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