The Tour of
George Washington’s
Life
Personal Life
Famous Buildings
An Overview
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George Washington’s
Birthplace
George Washington’s
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George Washington’s WifeGeorge Washington
elected President
George Washington’s
Family
Washington’s First
Job
George Washington’s
Famous Buildings
Mount Rushmore
Washington Monument George Washington
Masonic National
Memorial
Washington University
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Mount Vernon
EstateGeorge
Washington Bridge
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An Overview of George
Washington’s LifeGeorge Washington was the first President of
the United States of America. In 1754, Washington led the attack that started the
French and Indian War. In 1755 Washington was appointed as the commander of the
Continental Army and helped the United States win the Revolutionary War. To this day,
Washington’s legacy lives on and he is the face that is on the one dollar bill.
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Located in the Black Hills of
South Dakota.
Design by Doane Robinson.
Gutzon Borglum was the
sculpture
Completed and ready for
dedication on October 31,
1941.
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Located in Washington D.C.
construction of the monument was
started on July 4, 1848
Designed by Robert Mills
Cost around $1,187,710.
Opened to the public on October 9,
1888.
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Located in Alexandria, Virginia
Construction started on June 5, 1922
Construction was finished in 1932.
Cost was around $6 million.
Opened to the public until May 12, 1932.
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Washington University
Medium sized private
college
located in St. Louis,
Missouri
Washington University
was established on
February 22, 1853.
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Mount Vernon Estate
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Washington lived at the home in
Mount Vernon for more than 40
years
Mount Vernon is now the most
popular historic estate in America.
Located along the Potomac River in
Northern Virginia
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George Washington Bridge
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Connects upper Manhattan’s
Washington Heights to New
Jersey
The bridge was completed and
opened to traffic in 1931
Towers 604 feet over the
surface of the Hudson River.
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Born in Westmoreland
County, Virginia on February
22, 1732
Born to Augustus Washington
and Mary Ball Washington
Washington’s birthplace is now a
national monument and became
a monument on January
23, 1930.
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Washington died on December 14,
1799 in Mount Vernon, Virginia
Instructed that he be buried on his
Mount Vernon estate
Washington is buried with his wife
and other family members.
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Born on June 2, 1731. 1750 Martha
married Daniel Parke Custis
In 1757 Martha became a widow
Martha married George
Washington on January 6, 1759
Martha died on May 22, 1802 at age 70.
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election of 1788-1789 was the first
presidential election
results of the election were George
Washington won 100% of the popular
vote
George Washington was in office from
April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797.
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Washington was a surveyor
Washington's career as a
professional surveyor began in
1749
By 1752, Washington completed
nearly 200 surveys totaling more
than 60,000 acres
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Washington had no biological children
John Parke Custis and Martha Parke
Custis were from Martha Washington’s
previous marriage
George Washington raised them as his
own.
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For watching the virtual tour of the life first president
of the United States, George Washington.
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