LNGenZ News for Kids: 13 – Landmarks

Both the United States and the Confederacy have their heroes memorialized in granite at Mount Rushmore and Stone Mountain, respectively. But there’s an even bigger monument being built in the Black Hills of South Dakota to honor a Native American… Read More

When it comes to massive granite carvings, Mount Rushmore gets all the attention – but it’s certainly not the only one. In fact, the largest bas-relief sculpture in the world sits just outside Atlanta, Georgia. Stone Mountain is bigger and… Read More

Have you ever wondered how a big granite mountain in South Dakota became one of the world’s most recognizable memorials? Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills, is more than just a popular tourist attraction; it’s a feat of 20th-century… Read More

The Liberty Bell is one of America’s iconic symbols of liberty. Commission of the bell was ordered by the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1751 to celebrate the 50-year anniversary of William Penn’s Charter of Privileges. The inscription is from Leviticus 25:10… Read More

As the Civil War neared its end around 1865, Edouard de Laboulaye, a French historian, suggested that France should create a statue to celebrate America’s hard-won independence from England. The project was awarded to Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, a sculptor, and… Read More