Directory of Washington, George Resources

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This category lists pages and sites about George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States. Washington, often described as the father of his country, served from 1789-1797.

Resources in This Category

• American President: George Washington

  http://millercenter.org/president/washington
  Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series.

• American Presidents: George Washington

  http://www.american-presidents.com/george-washington
  Features biography, fact file, quotes, speeches, pictures, State of Union and Inaugural Addresses.

• American Presidents: George Washington

  http://www.c-span.org/video/?121783-1/life-portrait-george-washington
  A collection of facts and trivia about Washington's life.

• Biography.com: George Washington

  http://www.biography.com/people/george-washington-9524786
  Provides a short biography of America's first president.

• George Washington

  http://www.srcalifornia.com/washbio.htm
  Biographical article covers both his military and presidential career.

• George Washington in Williamsburg

  http://www.history.org/almanack/people/bios/biowash1.cfm
  A biography and related links, along with one of Washington's earliest writings, stories of his life, and his first and second inaugural addresses.

• George Washington Papers

  http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/gwhtml/gwhome.html
  Library of Congress site which presents its collection of 65,000 Washington documents. Each page of these documents has been photographed and is presented online. Site also includes a timeline of his lie and a selection of essays.

• Historic Valley Forge: George Washington

  http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/washington/index.html
  Documents and stories from the life of the man who led colonial troops through the harsh winter at Valley Forge.

• History.com - George Washington

  http://www.history.com/topics/george-washington
  Profile of the 1st President includes video and audio galleries along with his biography, a timeline and transcripts of major speeches.

• Meet George Washington

  http://www.mountvernon.org/meet-george-washington
  Features his early life, military career, farming and politics, presidency and retirement.

• Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens

  http://www.mountvernon.org/
  See what Washington's home looked like when he was alive.

• POTUS -- George Washington

  http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/gwashington.html
  Includes portrait, a short list of biographical facts, and related links.

• Sulgrave Manor

  http://www.sulgravemanor.org.uk/
  The ancestral home, in England, of George Washington's family.

• The History Place - George Washington Picture Gallery

  http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/wash-pix/gallery.htm
  Sixteen drawings of the life and times of America's first president.

• The White House: George Washington

  https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/georgewashington
  Provides biography and photo.

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