1. First Grade Famous Americans By Mr. Myers’ Class Thompson Elementary 2006 Famous Americans

2. http://www.noblenet.org/year/washington.html George Washington

3. George Washington was selected to lead the soldiers. George Washington was a brave leader of the soldiers. By Paden Veatch

4. George Washington was the first president of the United States of America. By Anna Hiner

5. George Washington was a farmer. He farmed farm animals. By Caleb Lawler

6. George Washington was known as the Father of Our Country. By Colby Biskup

7. George Washington was born in Virginia. By Ryan Adams

8. http://utopia.utexas.edu/project/portraits/?img=232 Abraham Lincoln

9. Abe Lincoln was the 16th president of the USA. By Joe Delgallo

10. Abe Lincoln was born in a log cabin. By Hunter Heyns

11. Abraham Lincoln taught himself to read. By Katelyn Barb

12. By Bryan Thomas Abe Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States.

13. Abraham Lincoln helped free the slaves. By Grace Green

14. Abraham Lincoln was known as Honest Abe. By Haily Huffman

15. Benjamin Franklin http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/collection/people.php?taid=&id=1234567&lid=1

16. By Michael Lamper Ben Franklin made many contributions to our country. He was an inventor. By Michael Lamper

17. Ben Franklin thought that electricity was present in lightening. He did it with a kite and a key. By Adam Turner

18. Ben Franklin discovered and created the first fire department. By Gordon Leary

19. Ben Franklin discovered and created the first library. By Erika Smith

20. George Washington Carver http://www.educationalsynthesis.org/famamer/Carver.html

21. George Washington Carver loved science so much he became a teacher. By Leann Brown

22. George Washington Carver was a famous African American. By Dale Rehanek

23. George Washington Carver studied plants. By Blake Himes

24. George Washington Carver discovered over 300 products of peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes like soymilk, bleach, and peanut butter. By Dennis Ponn