Lincoln Memorial

I would love to visit Memorials around the states take pics and give you more info. on them. Unfortunately I can only give you the latter. But I know that I will have fun doing the research for them and learn lots. So...

The first Memorial that we will explore will be the Lincoln Memorial. Although I've never visited D.C. I think it would be cool to one day visit and see the Lincoln Memorial. To see some history and a Memorial dedicated to our 16th President of the United States of America.
I love reading about history, and am interested in learning more about it.
So here is some information on the Lincoln Memorial sight. I hope you will learn something from this!!! ;)

Lincoln Memorial construction began in 1914 and was finished in 1922, dedicated to President Abraham Lincoln the 16th President of the United States of America.
It was designed by Henry Bacon. The Memorial stands 190 feet long, 119 feet wide and almost 100 feet high. The statue of Lincoln himself stands 19 feet high and weighs 175 tons. The statue of Lincoln was carved in four years by the Piccirilli brothers under the watchful eye of the sculptor Daniel Chester French.
Carved inscriptions of Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address and his Gettysburg Address are located in the North and South chambers. Around the outside of the building are listed the names of the 36 States that were part of the Union when Lincoln died. Which are...

1. Delaware 12-7-1787
2. Pennsylvania 12-12-1787
3. New Jersey 12-18-1787
4. Georgia 01-02-1788
5. Connecticut 01-09-1788
6. Massachusetts 02-06-1788
7. Maryland 04-28-1788
8. South Carolina 05-23-1788
9. New Hampshire 06-21-1788
10. Virginia 06-25-1788
11. New York 07-26-1788
12. North Carolina 11-21-1789
13. Rhode Island 05-29-1790
14. Vermont 03-04-1791
15. Kentucky 06-01-1792
16. Tennessee 06-01-1796
17. Ohio 03-01-1803
18. Louisiana 04-30-1812
19. Indiana 12-11-1816
20. Mississippi 12-10-1817
21. Illinois 12-03-1818
22. Alabama 12-14-1819
23. Maine 03-15-1820
24. Missouri 08-10-1821
25. Arkansas 06-15-1836
26. Michigan 01-26-1837
27. Florida 03-03-1845
28. Texas 12-29-1845
29. Iowa 12-28-1846
30. Wisconsin 05-29-1848
31. California 09-09-1850
32. Minnesota 05-11-1858
33. Oregon 02-14-1859
34. Kansas 01-29-1861
35. West Virgina 06-20-1863
36. Nevada 10-31-1864

"Letter from a Birmingham Jail", a manifesto of the Negro revolution; he planned the drives in Alabama for the registration of Negroes as voters; he directed the peaceful march on Washington, D.C., of 250,000 people to whom he delivered his address, "l Have a Dream", he conferred with President John F. Kennedy and campaigned for President Lyndon B. Johnson; 

Throughout history America has seen many great leaders and noteworthy citizens change her course. It is through their personal virtues and by their example that we are able to live as a free people. On August 28, come celebrate America by honoring our heroes, our heritage and our future.

Join the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and many more for this non-political event that pays tribute to America’s service personnel and other upstanding citizens who embody our nation’s founding principles of integrity, truth and honor.

Our freedom is possible only if we remain virtuous. Help us restore the values that founded this great nation. On August, 28th, come join us in our pledge to restore honor at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC.

Links
http://www.glennbeck.com/828/
http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html

http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc71.htm