1. From the Lincoln Memorial to the Robert E. Lee Memorial is 3 miles. If you were walking at .025 miles per hour, how long would it take to get from one place to another?
2. The Washington Monument is .75 miles, how many yards would it be?
3. The Civil War ended 1865,how many years ago was that?

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  Scavenger Hunt

1. Where was Abraham Lincoln's parents on Feb.12,1809?
2. The Lincoln Memorial was completed in 1922. What day was it opened?
3. What was the purpose of the Lincoln Memorial? 
4. How many columns does the Lincoln Memorial have? What do they represent?
5. What two addresses that Lincoln stated are carved in marble?
6. What makes the Lincoln Memorial so special to people?
7. 7.Is the Lincoln Memorial powerful enough to symbolize that freedom continues to serve as a light to the rest of the world? 
8. Why is the Lincoln Memorial unique?
9. Was Abraham Lincoln alive to see the dawn of "A New Birth Of Freedom" he spoke of so eloquently? 

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1. Dose the Lincoln Memorial symbolize "Freedom?"
2. Is it a fact that between 1861 and 1865 more then 620,000 solders, both Union & confederate, would lay down their lives on behalf of a cause they called "Freedom?"
3. Is it a fact that one of the interesting things about monuments and memorials is that they often say more about the generation that built them as they do about the person or period they were originally intended to commemorate?
4. Is it true that the Lincoln memorial was made for Jefferson?
5. Is it a fact that the Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble Greek Temples?

      The Memorial was built to honor our16th president. The Lincoln Memorial is unique because it looks as much to the future as it does to the past. One of the interesting things about the monuments and memorials is that they often say more about the generation that built them as they do about the person or period they were originally intended to commemorate. The Lincoln Memorial really says much more about this nation in the wake of the Civil War. The generation that designed the Lincoln Memorial essentially constructed a highly idealized, colossal white-marble memorial to American democracy. It seems fair to suggest that another thing that makes the Lincoln Memorial unique is its power to continue to evolve as a symbol. For many Americans the Lincoln Memorial is a secular sacred temple commemorating the nation’s savior and first assassinated president. The Lincoln Memorial, reflective of the time it was built, has been able to mature with age into a true symbol of   freedom and unity. 
     Talk of a memorial began soon after Lincoln’s death, but it was years before construction began. While an early design was made there was no financial support behind it. The project stopped momentarily, but the idea did not feed away. Members of Congress kept the dream alive. By February 1911, a bill was passed establishing the Lincoln Memorial Commission. Two million dollars was set aside for the memorial. With such solid backing the Lincoln Memorial would finally get started. The Lincoln Memorial symbolizes many things to many different people. At its most basic level the Lincoln Memorial symbolizes the idea of freedom, As a powerful symbol of freedom, the Lincoln Memorial continues to serve as a light to the rest of the world.

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. Virginia
2. May 30,1922
3. To honor the 16th President Abraham Lincoln.
4. 36, States in the union at the time of Lincoln's Presidency.
5. The Gettysburg Address& The 2nd inaugural Address.
6. The fact it looks as much to the future as it does to the past .
7. Yes
8. Because it's power to continue to evolve as a symbol.
9. No

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Answers to Fact and Fiction

1. Fact
2. Fact
3. Fact
4. fiction
5. Fact

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