Spotlight: George Washington

Honoring The Presidents on Mount Rushmore:

Mount Rushmore, located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, features sculptures of four of the greatest Presidents of the United States: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

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Potrait of President George Washington
by Gilbert Stuart, 1797.

George Washington was the first President of the United States and is recognized as the “Father of our Country” for his many roles in establishing the United States as an independent and free country. 

George Wasdington and Lafayette at Valley Forge.
by John Ward Dunsmore, 1907.

 He was the General and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. One of the events that shaped his success and eventually led to victory over the British is attributed to his experiences and training of Soldiers at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania during the Winter of 1777-78.

He also presided over the Constitutional Convention which drafted the United States Constitution in 1787. He was then unanimously elected as the First President of the United States, and served two terms from 1789-1797.

George Washington is honored on two of the cards for the Dr. Toy Award Winning educational game, Snapshots Across America.

The Washington Monument in the main deck: 

And Valley Forge in the Historic Sites Expansion Deck.