George Washington ~ February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799

 GEORGE WASHINGTON 1732 - 1799

                                                                                  1st President 1789-1797
Sites visited to date:

Birthplace - Colonial Beach, Virginia
Somewhere on this beautiful acreage the original Washington house stood but no one knows exactly where and this was confirmed by a ranger. We love running into rangers 😊 A replica house was built in Colonial style on a random spot.
Nearby can be found the site of the John Washington house (George's great-grandfather) and a family burial site.
George Washington's boyhood home is Ferry Farm in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Valley Forge
Washington Memorial Chapel
In the East Room of the White House is the most famous portrait of Presidents. Washington's portrait by Gilbert Stuart was hung in 1800 and was famously saved by Dolley Madison (who ordered people to take it down and remove it from the White House) before the British burned the White House in 1814. Photos are from our 2015 White House tour.
George and Martha retired to Mount Vernon (no interior photos were permitted during the tour).
There is a museum on the estate, where photos were allowed.
My favorite photo of the day 😊
We like our photo better than that of two famous couples who visited in 2018.
The Washington gravesite is on the grounds.
The Mount Vernon Wharf
Nearby there was a small ceremony taking place, honoring descendants of Washington's slaves.
Even more sadly, the unmarked graves of untold slaves & others are also found here. Washington wanted his slaves freed upon his death but with the stipulation they remain with Martha until she died.
Rest in peace
As the Father of our Country, Washington has monuments everywhere. Here he is in Chicago, standing with two main financiers of the American Revolutionary War, Robert Morris and Haym Salomon.
In Raleigh, North Carolina.
Washington is depicted here as a Master Mason in front of the Mariner's Church in Detroit, Michigan.
Apparently he rested here in New York in 1790.
In Buffalo, New York, this statue of Washington in his masonic apron is located in front of the Old County Hall, the place where President McKinley lay in state in 1901.
Fraunces Tavern in New York City hosted secret meetings of the Sons of Liberty, and after the Revolutionary War, George Washington said goodbye to his officers in the Long Room on the second floor of the tavern.
Heh, heh.
In Federal Hall in New York City, Washington took his oath of office in 1789.
His presence is probably felt the most in the eponymous capital of our country.
And his most dramatic tribute is located on Mount Rushmore.
 
Washington had no biological children and is one of twelve presidents without a college degree. For a man with a grade school education, Washington might be surprised at the height to which he has risen.
"It is better to be alone than in bad company."

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