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THE PRESIDENTS [[9 columned table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | No. | Name | Position | Native State | Born | Inaug. | Age of Inaug. | Time of Death | Age of Death | | 1 | George Washington...…….| Fed. | Va. | 1732, February 22 | 1789 | 57 | 1799, December 14 | 67 | | 2 | John Adams ................. |Fed. | Mass.| 1735, October 30 | 1797 | 61 | 1826, July 4 | 90 | | 3 | Thomas Jefferson............ | D.-Rep.| Va. | 1743, April 13 | 1801 | 57 | 1826, July 4 | 83 | | 4 | James Madison .............. | D.-Rep. | Va. | 1751, March 16 | 1809 | 57 | 1836, June 28 | 85 | | 5 | James Monroe ............... | D.-Rep. | Va. | 1758, April 28 | 1817 | 58 | 1831, July 4 | 73 | | 6 | John Quincy Adams ......... | D.-Rep. | Mass. | 1767, July 11 | 1825 | 57 | 1848, February 23 | 80 | | 7 | Andrew Jackson ..............| Dem. | N.C. | 1767, March 15 | 1829 | 61 | 1845, June 8 | 78 | | 8 | Martin Van Buren ............ | Dem. | N.Y. | 1782, December 5 | 1837 | 54 | 1862, July 24 | 79 | | 9 | William Henry Harrison ...... | Whig | Va. | 1773, February 9 | 1841 | 68 | 1841, April 4 | 68 | | 10 | John Tyler ...................| Dem. | Va. | 1790, March 29 | 1841 | 51 | 1862, January 17 | 71 THE CAPITOL AT WASHINGTON The Capitol is situated in latitude 38 53' 20" .4 north and longitude 77 00' 35" .7 west from Greenwich. It fronts east, and stands on a plateau 88 feet above the level of the Potomac. The entire length of the building from north or south is 751 feet, 4 inches, and its greatest dimension from east to west, 350 feet. The area covered by the building is 153,112 feet. The done of the original central building was constructed of wood, covered with copper. This was replaced in 1856 by the present structure of cast iron. It was completed in 1865. The entire weight of iron used is 8,909,200 pounds. The dome is crowned by a bronze statue of Freedom, which is 19 feet 6 inches high and weights 14,985 pounds. It was modeled by Crawford. The height of the dome above the base line of the east front is 285 feet, 5 inches. The height from the top of the balustrade of the building is 217 feet, 11 inches. The greatest diameter at the base is 35 feet, 5 inches. The rotunda is 97 feet, 6 inches in diameter, and its height from the floor to the top of the canopy is 180 feet, 3 inches. The Senate Chamber is 113 feet, 3 inches in length by 80 feet, 3 inches in width, and 36 feet in height. The galleries will accommodate 100 persons. The Representatives' Hall is 139 feet in length, by 93 feet in width, and 36 feet in height. The southeast cornerstone of the original building was laid September 18, 1793, by President Washington with Masonic ceremonies. The cornerstone of the extensions was laid July 14, 1851, by President Fillmore. The room now occupied by the Supreme Court was, until 1859, occupied as the Senate Chamber. Previous to that time the court occupied the room immediately beneath, now used as a law library. THE LARGEST TREES IN THE U.S. The largest trees in the United States are the Sequoias or "Big Trees," in California. The largest is the General Sherman in Sequoia National Park. It is 272 ft. high and has a maximum diameter of 36.5 ft. and a maximum circumference of 102.7 ft. The next largest is the General Grant in General Grant National Park: this is 267 ft. high and has a mean diameter of 33 ft. Third is the Grizzly Giant of Yosemite National Park, with a height of 209 ft. and a maximum diameter of 21 ft. Such trees may be as much as 4,000 years old. AREAS AND DEPTHS OF THE OCEANS Ocean| Area | Greatest Depth (feet)| |---| |---| |---| |Atlantic| |25,000,000| |27,366| |Pacific| |70,000,000| |30,000| |Indian| |22,500,000| |18,582| |Arctic| |4,000,000| |9,000| |Antarctic| |7,500,000| |25,208|
