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Monument Attractions In Continental USA

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The contiguous United States or officially the conterminous United States consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states on the continent of North America. The terms exclude the non-contiguous states of Alaska and Hawaii, and all off-shore insular areas, These differ from the related term continental United States which includes Alaska but excludes Hawaii and insular territories.The greatest distance entirely within the 48 contiguous states is 2,802 miles ; the greatest north-south line is 1,650 miles .Together, the 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C. occupy a combined area of 3,119,884.69 square miles . Of this area, 2,959,064.44 square miles is conti...
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Monument Attractions In Continental USA

  • 1. USS Arizona Memorial Honolulu
    The USS Arizona Memorial, at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors and Marines killed on USS Arizona during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and commemorates the events of that day. The attack on Pearl Harbor and the island of Oahu led to the United States' direct involvement in World War II. The memorial, built in 1962, has been visited by more than two million people annually. Accessible only by boat, it straddles the sunken hull of the battleship without touching it. Historical information about the attack, shuttle boats to and from the memorial, and general visitor services are available at the associated USS Arizona Memorial Visitor Center, which opened in 1980 and is operated by the National Park Servic...
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  • 2. Statue of Liberty National Monument New York City
    The Statue of Liberty National Monument is a United States National Monument located in the U.S. state of New York comprising of Liberty Island and Ellis Island. It includes Liberty Enlightening the World, commonly known as the Statue of Liberty, situated on Liberty Island, and the former immigration station at Ellis Island, including the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital. The monument is managed by the National Park Service as part of the National Parks of New York Harbor office.
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