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3/17/10

(41) Lincoln Memorial


Visited Together:
  1. October 2005
  2. July 2019 + OZL
Type: National Memorial
Region: National Capital Region
Location: Washington, DC
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: A tribute to President Lincoln and the nation he fought to preserve during the Civil War, the Lincoln Memorial was built to resemble a Greek temple.  sculpture by Daniel Chester French of a seated Lincoln is in the center of the memorial chamber.


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Lincoln Memorial, July 2019

3/14/10

(26) Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area

Visited Together:
  1. September 2005
Type: National Recreation Area
Region: Pacific Northwest & Alaska Region
Location: the Canadian border going to Coulee Dam along the Columbia River, WA
Link: NPS website

Passport Description: For more than 9,000 years, people have fished and traded on the Colombia River. In 1941, damming of the Columbia River created a 130-mile long lake, which was named for President Franklin Roosevelt.

Other Photos:  
Grand Coulee Dam, September 2005