Jefferson Memorial Willie
Dome at night		Close up
	Jefferson Statue

Word Problems

1. The bronze cast of Jefferson is 19 feet and 5 tons, approximately how many pounds pre foot is the bronze cast? 

2. If the Jefferson Memorial is 10,560 feet away from the Baltimore Harbor how many miles away is it?       1 mile=5,280 Feet

3. The Jefferson Memorial was completed in 1943 how long has the Jefferson Memorial been open.

o Word Problem

Scavenger  Hunt

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1. When the Jefferson Memorial was finished, it was ridiculed and nicknamed ______.

2.  ______ cherry trees were moved to make room for the memorial. An additional 1,000 were planted when it was finished.

3. The bronze statue of Jefferson inside the Memorial was dedicated in ________.

4. The statue is 19 feet tall and weighs _______.

5.   In __________ a project is started to replace the memorial's lights. The old ones make the sparkling white monument look dim and yellow at night. The incandescent lights will be replaced by high-tech LEDs that will illuminate the structure in a brilliant white light while saving millions in energy costs.

6.  The cost to build the Jefferson Memorial was________

Answers to Scavenger  Hunt

1. When the Jefferson Memorial was finished, it was ridiculed as the “Jefferson’s Muffin”.

2. 171 cherry trees were moved to make room for the memorial. An additional 1,000 were planted when it was finished.

3. The bronze statue of Jefferson inside the Memorial was dedicated in 1943.

4. The statue is 19 feet tall and weighs seven tons.

5. In August, 2001 - A project is started to replace the memorial's lights. The old ones make the sparkling white monument look dim and yellow at night. The incandescent lights will be replaced by high-tech LEDs that will illuminate the structure in a brilliant white light while saving millions in energy costs.

6. The cost to build the J.M was.$3,192,312.55.

The Jefferson is a huge statue that is as important as the man it represents.  Thomas Jefferson is cast in a bronze statue, 19-feet tall and weighing in at five tons, Rudolph Evens worked on the interior of the Jefferson Memorial. Jefferson’s role in the American Revolution was nearly as important as George Washington. Jefferson also wrote the Declaration of Independence while serving in the Continental Congress and the Virginia Legislature. In the Museum of American History, there is a small lap desk on which Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.  The Declaration of Independence itself rest next to the Constitution in the National Archives. All of these are in walking distance of the Jefferson Memorial. Jefferson also helped Benjamin Franklin become a Minister to France and witnessed the downfall of the French Revolution. Before being elected to the Oval Office, Jefferson served as Secretary of State and Vice President of the United States.
            The Jefferson Memorial was finished in 1943 after five years of construction. It was patterned after the Pantheon in Rome.  On the outside, the Jefferson Memorial is made of marble from the State of Vermont and white marble from Georgia lines the walls. The statue of Jefferson sits on Minnesota marble and is surrounded by pink marble from Tennessee. Also when the Jefferson was finished, it was known as the "Jefferson Muffin". One hundred, seventy one cherry trees were relocated in order to build the Jefferson Memorial but an additional 1000 were planted when it was finished. 
The Jefferson Memorial overlooks the Tidal Basin and is open every day starting at 8 a.m. and closing at 11:45 p.m. Parking on site is available.  I hope you learn something about the Jefferson Memorial by visiting my page.

Answers

Answer to Math Word Problem.

1. Approximately, 526 pounds per foot

2. 2

3. 61 years

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. "Jefferson’s muffin"

2.   171

3.   1943

4.   five tons

5.   August, 2001

6.   $3,192,312.00

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1. True

2. True

3. True

4. False, 5 tons

5. True

6. False, $3,192,312.00

    

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Citation

17 Feb 2004. <http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/US/DC/JeffersonMemorial.html>.