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Famous Landmarks in the Northeast Region of the United States

Famous Landmarks in the Northeast Region of the United States. The Liberty Bell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Liberty Bell, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a huge bronze bell that symbolizes freedom in the United States of America.

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Famous Landmarks in the Northeast Region of the United States

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  1. Famous Landmarks in the Northeast Regionof the United States

  2. The Liberty Bell Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • The Liberty Bell, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a huge bronze bell that symbolizes freedom in the United States of America. • It was originally created in 1752 in London, England. The bell first cracked during a test ringing and it was recast by John Pass and John Stow. The Liberty Bell weighs 2080 pounds! • http://www.ushistory.org/libertybell/more/virtual.htm Hershey, Pennsylvania is considered the chocolate capital of the world and home to Hershey’s Park.

  3. The White House • The White House, located in Washington D.C. is the home of the President of the United States. • There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in the Residence. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 staircases, and 3 elevators. • With five full-time chefs, the White House kitchen is able to serve dinner to as many as 140 guests and hors d'oeuvres to more than 1,000. • What is the name of our current President?

  4. Plymouth Rock • Plymouth Rock, located in Plymouth, Massachusetts, is an important symbol in American History. • It is the traditional site that represents the arrivals of the Pilgrims in the Mayflower in 1620.

  5. Lobsters in Maine • Almost 40 million pounds of lobster is caught off the coast of Maine. That’s 90% of all of the delicious lobster eaten in the United States. • More toothpicks are produced in Maine than in any other state – around 100 million a day! • An estimated one in 2–5 million lobsters is blue. A genetic defect causes a blue lobster to produce an excessive amount of protein giving the lobster its blue color.

  6. Other fun facts about the northeast • The world’s first professional baseball game was played in Hoboken New Jersey in 1846. • Vermont has the highest ratio of dairy cows to people in the country; one cow per four people! The first circus in the United States was in Newport, Rhode Island in 1774.

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