George Washington Impact on America
What did George Washington do that made an impact on America?
He was the 1st president of US
He was the commander in chief of continental army during American revolution
He led colonists to victory
He refused to be president for over 8 years
He is the father of his country
He risked everything for his country
He trained 14000 men for American colonies first army
He defeated British although the British had a much larger army and was the most powerful country in the world
Monuments to George Washington
In Washington D.C. Enthroned Washington (1840), by Horatio Greenough, National Museum of American History.
The Washington Monument The Washington Monument. The construction of the monument began in 1848 and completed in 1884.
George Washington on Horseback (1959), by Herbert Haseltine, Washington National Cathedral.
Bust of George Washington (1975), by Avard Fairbanks, George Washington University.
Washington Square Arch (1892), Washington Square, Manhattan. In New York Washington Square Arch (1892), Washington Square, Manhattan.
George Washington Memorial Bridge (1930).
Washington in Prayer at Valley Forge (1904), by James E Washington in Prayer at Valley Forge (1904), by James E. Kelly, Federal Hall, Manhattan.
And many more in different places California Connecticut Georgia Illinois Indiana Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri New Jersey New Hampshire North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota, etc.
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