US SYMBOLS
taken
from http://bensguide.gpo.gov
SYMBOLS OF THE USA
There
are many symbols that represent the United States of America.
Some of the most popular ones are the Stars
and Stripes (the US flag), the Great
Seal of the USA, the bald eagle
(US national bird), the Washington Monument,
the Lincoln Memorial, the
US Capitol, The White House, Independence
Hall, the Liberty Bell, the Statue
of Liberty (a gift from France), the Gateway Arch
(in St. Louis, Missouri), Mount Rushmore (carved on
a mountain in South Dakota), the Alamo, The
Star Spangled Banner (the national anthem of the USA), The
Pledge of Allegiance, Yankee Doodle , Uncle
Sam (a cartoon figure designed by Thomas Nast), the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial,
Gettysburg, Monticello, Mount
Vernon, the Golden Gate Bridge, the
World War 2 Memorial, and many others