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George Washington
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George Washington was born on February 22, 1732 in Virginia.
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George was very honest even as a child. There is a story about a cherry tree to show his honesty.
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A cherry tree had been chopped down and when George’s father asked him who had done it, he said,“ I cannot tell a lie. I did it.”
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He fought in the American Revolutionary War against Britain.
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Martha Washington was his wife and they lived on a plantation at Mount Vernon, Virginia.
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He was elected the first president of the United States.
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He is known as the father of the nation because he helped found the United States government.
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His face appears on the one dollar bill and on the quarter.
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His face also appears on Mount Rushmore, in South Dakota.
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There is a monument in Washington, D.C. dedicated to him.
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George Washington died when he was 67 years old. He is buried at Mount Vernon.
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