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Vor einem Tag · George Washington (February 22, 1732 [O.S. February 11, 1731] – December 14, 1799) was the first president of the United States (1789–1797), the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Vor einem Tag · George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was an American Founding Father, military officer, and politician who served as the first president of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
Vor 5 Tagen · Washington's remains were buried at Mount Vernon. To protect their privacy, Martha Washington burned the correspondence between her husband and herself following his death. Only three letters between the couple have survived. After Washington's death, Mount Vernon was inherited by his nephew, Bushrod Washington, a justice of the U.S ...
Vor 5 Tagen · Thomas’s daughter Julia married Washington’s nephew, Bushrod Washington. The couple inherited both Rippon Lodge and Mount Vernon, then sold Rippon Lodge to the Atkinson family, who owned it for a century. When Wade Ellis, a federal judge, bought the property in 1924, it was quite run down, and he restored and expanded it to its basic footprint today. Interestingly, the wheel came full ...
Vor 5 Tagen · The Washington Monument is a hollow Egyptian -style stone obelisk with a 500-foot-tall (152.4 m) column surmounted by a 55-foot-tall (16.8 m) pyramidion. Its walls are 15 feet (4.6 m) thick at its base and feet (0.46 m) thick at their top.
Vor 4 Tagen · Although given freedom, Ford continued to work as a caretaker and carpenter at Mount Vernon. When Bushrod Washington passed away in 1829, his will awarded 160 acres of land adjacent to the estate to Ford. In 1833, he sold the original 160 acres and purchased 214 acres adjacent to it. This new purchase would become the community of Gum Springs.
Vor 4 Tagen · United States Capitol, meeting place of the United States Congress and one of the most familiar landmarks in Washington, D.C. Possibly the most culturally and historically important building in the United States, it has been home to Congress since 1800.
