George Washington

1st President: 1789-1797


Birth: February 22, 1732 at Westmoreland County, Virginia

Photographs of Washington Birthplace

Westmoreland County, Virginia website

George Washington Birthplace National Monument

Death: December 14, 1799 at Mount Vernon, Virginia

Photographs of Washington Gravesite - Mount Vernon, Virginia

Biographies

White House biography

Biography from infoplease.com

Biography from the University of Groningen

The Life of George Washington by David Ramsay

The Surprising George Washington by Richard Norton Smith

A History of the Life and Death, Virtues, Exploits of General George Washington by Mason Locke Weems

Books and Other Media

First In Peace: How George Washington Set the Course for America

The Life of Washington by Mason Locke Weems

His Excellency: George Washington

Washington : The Indispensable Man

George Washington's War : The Saga of the American Revolution

Founding Father : Rediscovering George Washington

Search for books about George Washington

Cabinet/Staff

List by infoplease.com

Thomas Jefferson - Secretary of State

Alexander Hamilton - Secretary of the Treasury

Election Results/Presidential Campaign

Election of 1789

Election of 1792

1788 & 1792 Campaign and Election History

Events during Washington’s administration and lifetime

Timeline of events during Washington’s life

American Revolution

Washington in the American Revolution

Crossing of the Delaware River

Valley Forge

Newburgh Conspiracy

Proclamation of Neutrality

Whiskey Rebellion

Jay Treaty

First Inaugural

Second Inaugural

First lady and family

Martha Washington biography from the White House

Pictures of Martha Washington from the Library of Congress

George Washington Parke Custis – adopted son

Genealogy

Brian Tompsett’s US President genealogy page

Sulgrave Manor, Ancestral home of George Washington

Washington, England, home of Washington's Ancestors

Miscellaneous

George Washington page from C-SPAN

The Moral Washington: Construction of a Legend

The Legend of George Washington and the Cherry Tree by Mason Locke Weems

George Washington’s Dental History

The Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents by Franklin Steiner – Chapter I (Washington)

The Apotheosis of George Washington

George Washington Lesson Planning Article

George Washington Biography Lesson for teachers

George Washington’s Personal Position Flag

Washington’s Birthday National Holiday (aka Presidents Day)

Quotes

National Historic Sites/State Historic Sites/Landmarks/Places to Visit

George Washington Birthplace National Monument – Westmoreland County, Virginia

Mount Vernon – Mount Vernon, Virginia

George Washington Tomb - Mount Vernon, Virginia

Washington Monument – Washington, D.C.

Mount Rushmore – Keystone, South Dakota

George Washington’s Ferry Farm – Stafford County, Virginia

George Washington Masonic National Memorial – Alexandria, Virginia

George Washington Statue at Washington National Cathedral – Washington, D.C.

George Washington Equestrian Monument in Washington Circle – Washington, D.C.

George Washington Statue at National Museum of American History – Washington, D.C.

George Washington Statue at the Virginia State Capitol Rotunda – Richmond, Virginia

George Washington Equestrian Monument at the Virginia State Capitol – Richmond, Virginia

George Washington Statue at Washington Square Park – Kansas City, Missouri

George Washington Statue at the University of Washington – Seattle, Washington

Sulgrave Manor, Ancestral home of George Washington - England

Home of Washington's Ancestors - Washington, England

Pictures/Portraits

Pictures from the Library of Congress

Portrait from C-SPAN

Image of Washington at the entrance to Mount Vernon

Portrait in the book "The Life of George Washington"

"The Porthole Portrait" by Rembrandt Peale

Picture of George Washington and the Cherry Tree

Washington crossing the Delaware River

Speeches/Papers/Publications

George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress

The Diaries of George Washington

The Papers of George Washington at the University of Virginia

The Papers of George Washington at the Yale Law School

Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union speeches, and other documents from the University of Groningen

First Inaugural Address and background from Bartelby.com

Second Inaugural Address and background from Bartelby.com

Trivia

Trivia from The Presidential Facts Page

Triva Games

Vice Presidents

John Adams page

John Adams biography from Congress

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