Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky. He was 6’4”. He was very smart but also possessed basic survival skill such as chopping wood. He had four children: Robert Todd (1843–1926), Edward Baker (1846–1850), William Wallace (1850–1862), Thomas “Tad” (1853–1871) and married November 4, 1842, to Mary Todd. He was originally in the Whig party, but then changed his party to Republican. He was in the State Legislature for about 8 years. He was in Senate for one term. He was an excellent lawyer. He became president in 1861 his presidency ended on April 8th, 1865 when his life was ended in Washington D.C. by John Wilkes Booth in a movie theatre. Some of his major accomplished were freeing slaves and protecting the Union.
His memorial was dedicated 57 years after Lincoln died. 50,000 attended the ceremony. Henry Bacon designed the memorial. The building measures 204 feet long, 134 feet wide and 99 feet tall, with 44-foot columns. It has white Colorado marble for the exterior, Indiana limestone for the for the interior walls, pink Tennessee marble for the floor, and Alabama marble for the ceiling. Daniel Chester French created the statue of Abraham Lincoln. The finished statue is 19 feet tall, carved of 28 blocks of white Georgia marble. Behind the statue "IN THIS TEMPLE AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER." is engraved.
The memorial has 36 Doric columns outside, symbolizing the states in the Union at Lincoln's death. On the 36 columns they have the state names. There are two chambers next to the main statue that have a speech in each. The first chamber has his Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. The second chamber has his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865.
Some other interesting things about the memorial is that 3,600,000 visit this site yearly. The statue of Lincoln weighs 175 tons and took them 3 years to just carve his head, every detail had to be perfect. Also, if you look closely for the word “FUTURE” that was originally carved as “EUTURE.” It would have been too expensive to re-carve the entire wall so the mistake was simply filled in but is still noticeable. Lastly, The 58 steps of the Lincoln Memorial sit 1.9 miles directly west of the United States Capitol. 2 of these steps represent the 2 terms of office Abe Lincoln served as President and the remaining 56 steps represent Lincoln’s age when he was assassinated.
By: Riley and Alyssa
His memorial was dedicated 57 years after Lincoln died. 50,000 attended the ceremony. Henry Bacon designed the memorial. The building measures 204 feet long, 134 feet wide and 99 feet tall, with 44-foot columns. It has white Colorado marble for the exterior, Indiana limestone for the for the interior walls, pink Tennessee marble for the floor, and Alabama marble for the ceiling. Daniel Chester French created the statue of Abraham Lincoln. The finished statue is 19 feet tall, carved of 28 blocks of white Georgia marble. Behind the statue "IN THIS TEMPLE AS IN THE HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM HE SAVED THE UNION THE MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN IS ENSHRINED FOREVER." is engraved.
The memorial has 36 Doric columns outside, symbolizing the states in the Union at Lincoln's death. On the 36 columns they have the state names. There are two chambers next to the main statue that have a speech in each. The first chamber has his Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. The second chamber has his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865.
Some other interesting things about the memorial is that 3,600,000 visit this site yearly. The statue of Lincoln weighs 175 tons and took them 3 years to just carve his head, every detail had to be perfect. Also, if you look closely for the word “FUTURE” that was originally carved as “EUTURE.” It would have been too expensive to re-carve the entire wall so the mistake was simply filled in but is still noticeable. Lastly, The 58 steps of the Lincoln Memorial sit 1.9 miles directly west of the United States Capitol. 2 of these steps represent the 2 terms of office Abe Lincoln served as President and the remaining 56 steps represent Lincoln’s age when he was assassinated.
By: Riley and Alyssa
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