In 1779, the American artist Charles Willson Peale painted a portrait of George Washington, depicting the president after an ...

"First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.” That famous description of George ... feature of his face.” Thomas Paine was an admirer of Washington and spent ...

Vernon, studies the domestic life, foodways, and religious practices of the residents of George ... his face with tribal scars and tattoos. After his manumission in 1800 under the terms of ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...