Omar Cervantes
The Jefferson Memorial
Jefferson's Early Life
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13,1743, in Shadwell, Virginia. Thomas Jefferson was the third President of the United States of America. Thomas Jefferson died in 1826, in his house.
Planning the Jefferson Memorial
When Thomas Jefferson died, they decided to make a memorial in memory of Thomas Jefferson. The Jefferson Memorial was designed by John Russell Pope.
About the Jefferson Memorial
The Jefferson Memorial weighs 5-tons. The Memorial was also made out of marbles. To make the Jefferson Memorial it cost 3 million dollars. During World War II, the Jefferson statue was made out of plaster on pedestal, because metal was being used in the war. After the war they made it bronze. It is also 19 feet high.
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