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The Forest Lawn Memorial Parks are recognized and serve as a cultural institution in the Los Angeles regional area. Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills is a park dedicated to the preservation of American history, and hosts high-profile events such as an annual Veteran's Day ceremony attended by dignitaries and V.I.P.s. The park features such notable sights as:

• The Court Of Liberty, which features statues of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson and the Birth of Liberty Mosaic.
• The Birth Of Liberty Mosaic, America's largest historical mosaic at 162 feet long and 28 feet high, contains more than ten million pieces of Venetian glass and depicts twenty-five famous scenes from early America, 1619- 1787Events In Britain, Thomas Clarkson and Granville Sharp formed the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade with support from John Wesley, Josiah Wedgwood and others. January 11 William Herschel discovers Titania and Oberon, two moons of Uranus. Februa.
• Old North Church, a precise replica of Boston'sAlternate meanings: Boston (disambiguation Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. Boston is the capital and largest city in Massachusetts in the United States. It is the unofficial capital of the region k historic church, immortalized by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Wadsworth Longfellow ( February 27, 1807 March 24, 1882) was an American poet who wrote many poems that are still famous today, including The Song of Hiawatha and Evangeline''. He lived for most of his life in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Henry was the in his famous poem Paul Revere's RideOn April 18, 1775, Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott kept watch in Boston for the approach of British troops the day before the Battle of Lexington and Concord at the outset of the American Revolution. A system had been set up whereby a scou. The historical rooms contain rare documents and mementos of the colonial period.
• The Hall Of Liberty American History Museum features a precise duplication of the Liberty BellThe Liberty Bell is an American bell, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its importance is largely based on mythologizing: a fictional story written by George Lippard in 1847 about an old bellman ringing the bell at the moment the Continental Congress, and other exhibits. The museum includes a 1,200 seat auditorium.
• Monument To Washington, a marble and bronze tribute to America's 1st presidentThe President of the United States is the head of state of the United States. Under the U. Constitution, the President is also the chief executive of the federal government and commander in chief of the armed forces. Because of the superpower status of th, created by sculptor Thomas BallThomas Ball ( June 3, 1819- 1911) was an American sculptor and singer. He was born at Charlestown, Massachusetts, the son of a house-and-sign-painter, and after starting, self-taught, as a portrait painter he turned his attention in 1851 to sculpture, his. Four of Washington's generals are also honored in the memorial.
• The Lincoln Terrace features a lifelike 16-foot bronze statue of the 16th president by Augustus St. Gaudens, flanked by a panoramic mosaic depicting key scenes from Lincoln's eventful life.
• The Plaza of Mexican Heritage features sculpture and artifacts from the early civilizations of what is now Mexico - from the Olmecs to the Aztecs.