Lincoln Memorial

Great Job Dalis and Lexi.
You are very right the Washington Memorial is an obelisk.

Now, In honor for the Inauguration today, and all those speeches, this is about the Lincoln Memorial.

Abraham Lincoln,
This titan of our national heritage grew up as a poor boy on the frontier. Reading books by candlelight, whether after long hours at school or on the farm, proved invaluable to young Lincoln. He later served as a store clerk, a river trader, and a “rail-splitter” used to hard physical labor. A plain speaker for plain folks, Lincoln blended his love of the written word with a strong work ethic and pursued a legal career, then a political one from the Illinois state legislature to the U.S. Congress. Here was a man who aspired to lead a nation.



Now the questions,

1) Is Abraham Lincoln really buried underneath or in the vicinity of the Memorial???

2) Is it true there are 57 steps leading up Lincoln's Statue, and that the 57 is for his age?!?

3) What year was the Lincoln Memorial built and who was the architect???

Now because I love Extra Credit,
Can you tell me what is in scripted over Lincoln's head.






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Great Comments on our last Blog.
We have a few winners.
Great Job Emma, Dalis, Madeline, and Makenzie.

1) No Lincoln is not buried underneath the Monument
2) Yes there are 57 step, but the are not for his age, he was 56.
3)Yes, the architect was Henry Bacon, the sculptor was Daniel Chester French. The building began on Lincoln's birthday, February 12, 1915.

EC

"IN THIS TEMPLE
AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE
FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION
THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
IS ENSHRINED FOREVER."

For more Information: http://www.nps.gov/linc/historyculture/lincoln-memorial-myths.htm