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Located on the Rappahanock River, Washington would spend most of his childhood there. George was only 11 years old when his father died. Upon his father’s death, the plantation and all its holdings ...

Feb. 22, 1732 George Washington is born in a modest house at Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia. His father, Augustine, is a plantation owner who dies when George is 11. June 15 ...

George Washington was the first president of the United States. He has long been referred to as “the father of our country.” Yet as we celebrate Presidents Day, we struggle to remember who he ...

A statue of George Washington is on display at the Florida Capitol for the state's celebration of America's 250th anniversary. The statue is on loan from George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate ...

A statue of George Washington was put on display in the Florida Capitol on Thursday as part of the state’s celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary of its founding, to take place next year.