** Ground was broken for the memorial Feb. 12, 1914.
** The Lincoln statue is in 28 pieces and weighs 340,000 pounds.
** The original murals in the memorial faded badly and were restored in the 1990s.
** Hollywood has featured the memorial in movies such as the "Transformers" films and"The Day the Earth Stood Still."
--DaCoot
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