Washington DCBy: Aaron, Leif and Eric

Why Is DC the Capital?

•U.S. needed a permanent capitol•July 16, 1790

National Zoology Park

•One of the oldest zoos in America•Created in 1889

Arlington National Cemetery

•Military Graveyard in Virginia

Smithsonian Institute•Established in 1846 to increase

knowledge, has many museums and research centers

Jefferson Memorial•Memorial to Thomas Jefferson, the

3rd U.S. president

Mount Vernon•Plantation house of George

Washington, the 1st U.S. president

U.S. Capitol•Houses the legislative branch of

our government

Lincoln Memorial•Memorial to Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president who ended slavery

WWII Memorial•Memorial to U.S. soldiers in WWII

Memorial To Women In Vietnam•Memorial to women that served in

the Vietnam War

Korean War Memorial

•Memorial to Korean War veterans