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Fact or Fiction

1. The Pentagon is based on a defense personal only.
2. The government owns all the land where the Pentagon is located.
3. There are 67 acres of parking for the Pentagon.
4. All of the Pentagon's parking will only hold 6,000 vehicles.
5. The Pentagon has 583 acres of total land.

The Pentagon is the national defense establishment and the center of command for all military actions.

History :

The Pentagon, the building, institution, and symbol was conceived at the request of Brigadier General Brehon B. Sommervell. The ground breaking ceremony took place on Sept. 11, 1941 and the approximate cost of the building was $83 million. The location for the Pentagon is on the old Hoover Airport, a brick factory, a pickle factory, a race track, and a low-income residential area. The land under most of the Pentagon is sand dredged from the Potomac River and supported by 41,492 concrete piles. The architectural style of the Pentagon is Stripped Neo-Classical. The Pentagon was finished on Jan. 15, 1943. Finally it was renovated in 1982 through 1990.

Fact & Figures: Total land area: 583 acres Government Owned: 296 acres Area Building: 29 acres Area of Court: 5 acres Highway built: 30 miles Overpasses & bridges: 21 Parking space: 67 acres Total cost: 83,000,000 Length of each outer wall: 921 Height of building: 77’ 3.5” Number of floors: 5 Stairways: 131 Escalators: 19 Elevators: 13 Fire hose cabinets: 672 Rest rooms: 284 Fixtures: 4,900 Drinking fountains: 691 Electric clock outlets: 7,000 Clocks installed: 4,200 Light fixtures: 16,250 Lamp replacements (daily): 250 Windows: 7,754

Info. & News:

~The Pentagon consists of 5 branches: Navy, Air Force, Army, Military, & Coast Guard.

~The Pentagon has been in all actions relating to war or foreign policies in the USA.

~The Pentagon has been under reconstruction since a plane crashed into it on Sept. 11 which happened to be the same day it was built.

Final Thoughts:

The Pentagon is a place that is important to the function of this nation and is also a wonderful site to see on a trip to Washington D.C. or that area.

Answers to Word Problems

1. 55,260 inches
2. 580%
3. 13,200 feet

Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. 225
2. It was for every battle that the army has been in.
3. Navy Seals
4. Nuclear Power
5. Strip your self of any notions of self.
6. A difference in the way things are and how we feel they should be.
7. Humanitarian Outreach, Health Care, Flight, Aerospace, Scientific Research
8. Sports Illustrated
9. $49,600,000.00
10. Coast Guard

Answers to Fact and Fiction

1. Fiction
2. Fiction
3. Fact
4. Fiction
5. Fact

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