East Exterior View - Lincoln Memorial - Freedom Eagle

Notice the Bald Eagle carved into the Attic with its down-turned wings signifying a readiness to take flight and defend our great nation.

The Bald Eagle is the national bird of the United States of America. It is one of the country's most recognizable symbols, and appears on most of its official seals, including the Seal of the President of the United States.

The Continental Congress adopted the current design for the Great Seal of the United States including a Bald Eagle grasping thirteen arrows and a thirteen-leaf olive branch with its talons on June 20, 1782.