Author of the Declaration of Independence, statesman and visionary for the founding of a nation. Dedicated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 13, 1943, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial stands in a straight line with the White House. Architect John Russell Pope, influenced by Jefferson's taste in classical architecture, echoed the style seen in Jefferson's two most famous buildings -Monticello and the University of Virginia Rotunda
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20 Aug 1995
A subunit of the National Mall. Karen and her mother got to spend a few days in D.C, taking in a few of the sites.
Our 26th NPS Unit
