List of memorials to George Washington facts for kids
George Washington was a very important person in American history. He was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, which helped the United States become an independent country. He also became the first president of the United States. Because he was so important, many places, buildings, and statues are named after him to remember his contributions.
Contents
- A Special Holiday for George Washington
- Places Named After Washington
- Monuments and Statues
- United States Monuments
- Washington, D.C.
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington (state)
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Monuments Outside the United States
- United States Monuments
- Other Places Named for Washington
- Images for kids
- See also
A Special Holiday for George Washington
Did you know there's a special day just for George Washington? It's called Washington's Birthday, and it has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1879. This means many people get the day off from school or work to celebrate.
Places Named After Washington
Many places across the United States are named after George Washington. This includes one entire state, 31 counties, and hundreds of smaller towns and areas. The capital city of the United States, Washington, D.C., is also named in his honor!
Schools and Universities
Many schools and universities across the country are named after George Washington. These institutions help educate young people, just as Washington believed in the importance of learning.
- Central Washington University
- Eastern Washington University
- George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
- University of Washington in Seattle
- Washington and Jefferson College
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington College
- Many Washington High Schools
- Washington State University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Western Washington University
Historic Forts
Several forts, which are strong military buildings, are named after George Washington. These forts played important roles in history.
- Fort Washington, New York: This was a fortified spot near Manhattan during the American Revolutionary War.
- Fort Washington, Ohio: An early outpost on the frontier.
- Fort Washington, Massachusetts: An old earthworks fort from the 1775–1776 Siege of Boston.
- Fort Washington, Maryland
- Fort Washington, Pennsylvania: This was a headquarters during a battle in 1777 and is now a state park.
Special Estates
- Washington Place, Honolulu: This was once the private home of Queen Liliʻuokalani of Hawaiʻi.
Natural and Green Spaces
Many natural features and parks are named after George Washington. These include lakes, mountains, and beautiful green areas where people can relax and play.
- Lake Washington
- Mount Washington (many peaks have this name!)
- Washington Peak
- Washington Park (many parks have this name!)
- Washington Heights
- Washington Island (Wisconsin)
Famous Parks
- Washington's Crossing, a National Historic Landmark, marks where Washington famously crossed the Delaware River.
- Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey
- Washington Crossing Historic Park, Pennsylvania
- Washington Park, Florida
- Washington Park, Illinois
- Washington Park, North Carolina
- Washington Place (Baltimore): This is part of a group of parks around the Washington Monument in Baltimore.
- Washington Square Park, New York City
- Washington Square Park, Philadelphia
- Washington Square (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Neighborhoods and Communities
Several neighborhoods in different cities are named after George Washington.
- Mount Washington, Baltimore
- Washington Heights, Chicago
- Washington Heights, Manhattan
- Washington's Landing, Pittsburgh
- Washington Park, Atlanta
- Washington Square West, Philadelphia
- Washington Terrace, St. Louis
- Washington-Wheatley, Kansas City
Transportation Links
Important transportation structures like bridges and parkways are also named after George Washington.
- George Washington Bridge: This huge bridge crosses the Hudson River between New Jersey and New York.
- George Washington Memorial Parkway: A scenic road in Washington, D.C., maintained by the U.S. National Park Service.
- Washington Bridge, across the Harlem River in New York City.
- Washington Bridge (Providence) in Providence, Rhode Island.
- Washington Crossing Bridge, across the Delaware River.
- Washington Crossing Bridge (Pittsburgh), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- Washington Circle in the District of Columbia.
- Many streets are named Washington Avenue.
Monuments and Statues
Many statues and monuments have been built to honor George Washington, both in the United States and around the world. These artworks show him in different ways, from a military leader to a wise president.
United States Monuments
Washington, D.C.
The nation's capital has many memorials to its namesake.
- A bust (a sculpture of the head and shoulders) of George Washington by Giuseppe Ceracchi (1795) is in the White House.
- Enthroned Washington (1840) by Horatio Greenough is now in the National Museum of American History.
- Washington Resigning His Commission (around 1841) by Ferdinand Pettrich is at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
- The Washington Monument (built 1848–84) on the National Mall is the most famous monument to Washington.
- An equestrian statue (a statue of a person on horseback) by Clark Mills (1860) is in Washington Circle.
- The George Washington University was renamed in 1904. It has statues of Washington on its campus.
- Copies of the famous George Washington statue by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791) can be found in the United States Capitol rotunda, at George Washington University, in the Larz Anderson House, and inside the Washington Monument.
- A statue of George Washington (1934–65) by Lee Lawrie is at the Washington National Cathedral.
- A stained glass window showing George Washington at Prayer (1954–55) is in the Congressional Prayer Room at the United States Capitol.
- George Washington on Horseback (1959) by Herbert Haseltine is also at the Washington National Cathedral.
- A Bust of George Washington (1975) by Avard Fairbanks is at George Washington University.
California
- The Washington Tree in Sequoia National Park was once the second-tallest tree in the world.
- Washington Square Park, San Francisco was created in 1847.
- A statue of George Washington (1870s) by Thomas Ball is at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (1933) is in the Civic Center, Los Angeles.
- George Washington High School in San Francisco (1936) has a copy of Houdon's statue and murals about Washington's life.
Colorado
- Washington Park, Denver was established in 1899.
Connecticut
- George Washington as Master Mason (1959) by Donald De Lue is in Wallingford.
- Washington College was founded in Hartford in 1823.
Georgia
- The George Washington National Highway starts in Savannah and ends in Seattle.
- A statue of George Washington (around 1841) by Alonzo Blanchard, nicknamed "Iron George," is at Stone Mountain Park.
- Washington Park, Atlanta (1919) was the first public park in the city that was not segregated by race.
Illinois
- Washington Square Park, Chicago (1842)
- Washington Park, Chicago (1880)
- Washington Park, Springfield (1901)
- An Equestrian statue of George Washington (1900–04) by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter is in Washington Park, Chicago.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (1917) is in Chicago City Hall.
- The George Washington – Robert Morris – Haym Salomon Monument (1936–41) by Lorado Taft is in Chicago.
- A Bust of George Washington by Avard Fairbanks is in downtown Peoria.
Indiana
- A statue of George Washington (around 1955) by L. Frizzi is in Washington Park Cemetery, Indianapolis.
- George Washington as Master Mason (1959) by Donald De Lue is at the Indiana Statehouse.
Iowa
- Washington Park, Dubuque was established in 1857.
Louisiana
- The Washington Oak is a famous tree in Audubon Park, New Orleans.
- George Washington as Master Mason (1959) by Donald De Lue is at the New Orleans Public Library. Copies of this statue are in several other cities.
Maine
- Washington Academy, a boarding school in East Machias, was founded in 1792.
Maryland
- Washington College in Chestertown was renamed for Washington by 1783.
- The Washington Monument (built 1815–29) in Baltimore was designed by Robert Mills.
- The Washington Monument (1827) in Boonsboro was the first completed monument to Washington.
- A statue of George Washington (1857) by Edward Sheffield Bartholomew is in Druid Hill Park, Baltimore.
- A bronze statue of George Washington (1947) by Lee Lawrie is at Washington College.
Massachusetts
- An Equestrian statue of George Washington (1869) by Thomas Ball is in the Public Garden, Boston.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (around 1910) is in Forest Park, Springfield.
- The George Washington Memorial Highway (1932) connects Waltham to West Springfield.
- George Washington as Master Mason (1959) by Donald De Lue is at the National Heritage Museum, Lexington.
- Another copy of Houdon's George Washington is also at the National Heritage Museum.
Michigan
- George Washington as Master Mason (1959) by Donald De Lue is at Old Mariners' Church in Detroit and the Elliott-Larsen Building in Lansing.
- A statue of George Washington (2003) by Anthony Frudakis is at Hillsdale College.
- A Bust of George Washington is at the George Washington Masons Memorial in Flat Rock.
Minnesota
- The Foshay Tower in Minneapolis was built in 1929.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (1931) was in Fair Oaks Park, Minneapolis (but was toppled in 2020).
- A statue of George Washington (1937) by John K. Daniels is at the Mower County Courthouse in Austin.
Missouri
- Washington University in St. Louis was renamed in 1856.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (1856) is in Lafayette Park, St. Louis.
- Washington Terrace (St. Louis) is a gated community founded around 1892.
- The George Washington Memorial (1925) in Kansas City is a copy of a statue in Brooklyn, New York.
- Another copy of Houdon's George Washington (2003) is at Washington University in St. Louis.
New Hampshire
- Mount Washington is a famous peak in Mount Washington State Park.
New Jersey
- A statue of George Washington (around 1876) by Mahlon Dickerson Eyre is in Trenton.
- A colossal statue of George Washington, Father of His Country (1891–93) by William Rudolf O'Donovan sits atop the Trenton Battle Monument.
- George Washington (1896) by Nels N. Alling is in Perth Amboy.
- An equestrian statue of George Washington (1912) by J. Massey Rhind is in Washington Park, Newark.
- A bas-relief (a type of sculpture where figures project slightly from the background) of General George Washington (1916) by Mahonri Mackintosh Young is in Leonia.
- George Washington at Valley Forge (1918) by Carlo Abate is in Camden.
- The Princeton Battle Monument (1922) by Frederick MacMonnies is in Princeton.
- An equestrian statue of George Washington (1927–1928) by Frederick Roth is at Washington's Headquarters, Morristown.
- George Washington Kneeling in Prayer (1991) by Donald De Lue is in Paramus.
New York
New York City
- A bust of George Washington (1795) by Giuseppe Ceracchi is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Washington Square Park (1826) was originally a military parade ground.
- An Equestrian statue of George Washington (1856) by Henry Kirke Brown in Union Square, Manhattan was the first equestrian statue of Washington.
- George Washington (1882) by John Quincy Adams Ward stands in front of Federal Hall National Memorial, Wall Street.
- The Washington Square Arch (1892) in Washington Square Park has two statues: George Washington as Commander-in-Chief (1914–16) by Hermon MacNeil and George Washington as President (1916–18) by Alexander Stirling Calder.
- An Equestrian statue of George Washington at Valley Forge (1901–06) by Henry Shrady is in Brooklyn.
- General George Washington in Prayer at Valley Forge (1904) by James E. Kelly is at Federal Hall National Memorial.
- The George Washington Bridge (1930) spans the Hudson River.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (around 1930) is at the City College of New York.
- George Washington as Master Mason (1959) by Donald De Lue is in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens.
Outside New York City
- Washington Park, Albany was established in 1870.
- A statue of George Washington (1886–87) by William Rudolf O'Donovan is in Newburgh.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington is at the United States Military Academy, West Point.
- The George Washington Monument (1916) at West Point is a replica of the Union Square equestrian statue.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (1932) is in Albany.
- A statue of George Washington (1932) by an unknown Italian sculptor is in Clyde.
- The Vision (George Washington at Valley Forge) (1959) by Benjamin Thorne Gilbert is in Utica.
- A statue of George Washington (1976) by Josip Turkalj is in Buffalo.
North Carolina
- Copies of Houdon's George Washington (1857) and Antonio Canova's George Washington (1910 plaster, 1970 copy) are at the North Carolina State Capitol and North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh.
Ohio
- Washington Park, Cincinnati was established in 1863.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (1860) is at Miami University in Oxford.
- The George Washington Monument (1972–73) by William McVey is in Cleveland.
Oklahoma
- George Washington (1987) by Yon Sim Pak is at Rogers State University in Claremore.
Oregon
- Mount Washington (Oregon) is a peak in Oregon.
- Washington Park, Portland was established in 1909.
- George Washington (1927) by Pompeo Coppini was in Portland (but was toppled in 2020).
Pennsylvania
- George Washington (1815) by William Rush is now in the Second Bank of the United States, Philadelphia.
- Washington Square, Philadelphia was named for Washington in 1825.
- George Washington (1869, bronze replica 1910) by Joseph A. Bailly is in front of Independence Hall, Philadelphia.
- The George Washington Memorial (1891) by Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch is in Allegheny Commons Park, Pittsburgh.
- The Washington Monument (1893) by Frank Carlucci is in Scranton.
- The Monument to George Washington (1897) by Rudolf Siemering is in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
- Washington Memorial Chapel (built 1903–17) in Valley Forge National Park has several Washington-themed artworks, including a statue by Franklin Simmons, a stained glass window, and a carillon (a set of bells).
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (1910) is in Jefferson Memorial Park, Pittsburgh.
- George Washington (1917) by an unknown sculptor is at Washington Crossing Monument.
- George Washington (1921–22) by C. S. Kilpatrick is at Fort Leboeuf Museum, Waterford.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (1922) is at the Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier in Washington Square, Philadelphia.
- Another copy of Houdon's George Washington (1931) is at Washington's Headquarters in Valley Forge National Park.
- George Washington Kneeling in Prayer (1967) by Donald De Lue is at Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge.
- Washington Crossing the Delaware (1974–76) by Frank Arena is a large sculpture group at Washington Crossing Historic Park.
Rhode Island
- A half-size copy of Houdon's George Washington is at the Redwood Library and Athenaeum, Newport.
South Carolina
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington is at the South Carolina Statehouse, Columbia.
South Dakota
- George Washington (1999–2000) by Lee Leuning is in Rapid City.
- Mount Rushmore (built 1924–1941) by Gutzon Borglum features a massive carving of Washington's face, along with three other presidents.
Texas
- George Washington (1955) by Pompeo Coppini is at the University of Texas at Austin.
- The Washington's Birthday Celebration Building is in Laredo.
- George Washington (1990) by Roberto Garcia, Jr., is at City Hall, Laredo.
Utah
- Washington Square in Salt Lake City was the site of Utah's first statehouse.
Virginia
- The original George Washington statue (1785–1791) by Jean-Antoine Houdon is in the Virginia State Capitol, Richmond.
- Old George (1844) by Matthew Kahle sits atop Washington Hall at Washington and Lee University, Lexington.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (1856) is at the Virginia Military Institute, Lexington.
- The Washington Monument (built 1849–1857) by Thomas Crawford is in Richmond.
- The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (built 1923–1932) in Alexandria has several statues and murals of Washington.
- A statue of Gen. George Washington by Cyd Player is in Historic Yorktown.
- The George Washington Memorial Parkway was authorized in 1930.
- The George Washington National Forest in western Virginia and eastern West Virginia was renamed in his honor in 1932.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington is at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Washington (state)
- The city of George, Washington is in Grant County.
- Lake Washington is east of Seattle.
- Mount Washington and Mount Washington are peaks in the Cascade and Olympic Mountains.
- A statue of George Washington (1909) by Lorado Taft is at the University of Washington, Seattle.
Wisconsin
- The Washington Monument (1885) by Richard Henry Park is in Milwaukee.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (1911) is in Oshkosh.
Wyoming
- George Washington Memorial Park (Jackson, Wyoming) was dedicated in 1932.
Monuments Outside the United States
George Washington is also honored with monuments in other countries, showing his global impact.
Colombia
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington is in Barranquilla.
France
- La Fayette and Washington (1890–1900) by Auguste Bartholdi is in Paris.
- An Equestrian statue of George Washington (1900) by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter is also in Paris.
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington is in Saint-Martin-de-Ré.
Hungary
- George Washington, Father of American Democracy (1906) by Gyula Bezerédi is in City Park, Budapest. It was a gift from Hungarian-Americans.
Mexico
- A statue of George Washington (1910–12) by Pompeo Coppini was in Mexico City, but it was later destroyed.
- Another Statue of George Washington was given to Mexico City by the United States government in 1916.
Peru
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington is in Lima.
Poland
- A bust of George Washington (1989) by Bronisław Koniuszy and Bronisław Kubica is in Warsaw.
Thailand
- Washington Square is a place in Bangkok.
United Kingdom
- A copy of Houdon's George Washington (1921) is in front of the National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London.
Venezuela
- George Washington (1883) by William Rudolf O'Donovan is in Caracas.
Other Places Named for Washington
Besides the specific monuments, many other places around the world are named after George Washington.
- Washington (state)
- Washington Territory
- Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas
- Many townships, cities, and villages across the United States.
- Mountains like Mount Washington.
Outside the United States
- George Washington, a small town in Cuba.
- George Washington Avenue (Avenida George Washington) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
- George Washington Avenue (Aleja Jerzego Waszyngtona) and George Washington Roundabout (Rondo Jerzego Waszyngtona) in Warsaw, Poland.
- George Washington Street (Ulica Džordža Vašingtona) in Belgrade, Serbia.
- New Washington, a small town in the Philippines.
- Washington Avenue (Viale Washington) in Rome, Italy.
- Washington Avenue (Washington Allee) in Hamburg, Germany.
- Washington Island, a coral atoll in Kiribati.
- Washington Street in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.
- Washington Street (Rue Washington) in Paris, France.
- Washington Street (Rue Washington; Washingtonstraat) in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium.
- Washington Street, Cork, in Cork, Ireland.
- Washington Park (Parque Washington) in Barranquilla, Colombia.
- George Washington Street (Вулиця Джорджа Вашингтона) in Lviv, Ukraine.
- Washington Place, a village in the Philippines.
- Cape Washington, in Antarctica and Greenland.
Images for kids
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Copy (around 1815) after Bust of George Washington by Giuseppe Ceracchi (1795), White House
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Enthroned Washington (1840), by Horatio Greenough, National Museum of American History
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Washington Monument, Robert Mills, architect, National Mall
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Equestrian statue of George Washington (1860), by Clark Mills, Washington Circle
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Copy (1932) after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), George Washington University
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Copy after George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), inside the Washington Monument
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George Washington (1934–65), by Lee Lawrie, Washington National Cathedral
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George Washington at Prayer (1954–55), United States Capitol
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George Washington on Horseback (1959), by Herbert Haseltine, Washington National Cathedral
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Bust of George Washington (1975), by Avard Fairbanks, George Washington University
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Washington Monument (Baltimore) (1815–29)
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Washington Monument (1827), Washington Monument State Park
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George Washington (1857), by Edward Sheffield Bartholomew, Druid Hill Park
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George Washington (1947), by Lee Lawrie, Washington College, Chestertown
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George Washington as Master Mason by Donald De Lue, Old Mariners' Church, Detroit
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Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis
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Copy (2003) of George Washington statue (1785-88) by Jean-Antoine Houdon in front of Olin Library at Washington University in St. Louis.
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Copy (1856) of George Washington by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791) in Lafayette Square in St. Louis.
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George Washington, Father of His Country (1893), by William Rudolf O'Donovan, atop Trenton Battle Monument, Trenton
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George Washington (1896), by Nels N. Alling, Market Square, Perth Amboy City Hall, Perth Amboy
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George Washington (1912), by J. Massey Rhind, Washington Park, Newark
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George Washington (1927–1928), by Frederick Roth, Washington's Headquarters, Morristown
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Princeton Battle Monument, Princeton
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George Washington (1795), by Giuseppe Ceracchi, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Washington Square Park (1826)
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George Washington (1856), by Henry Kirke Brown, Union Square, Manhattan
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George Washington (1882), by John Quincy Adams Ward, Federal Hall National Memorial, Manhattan
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Washington Square Arch (1892), Washington Square Park, Manhattan
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Washington in Prayer at Valley Forge (1904), by James E. Kelly, Federal Hall National Memorial, Manhattan
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George Washington as Commander-in-Chief (1914–16), by Hermon MacNeil, Washington Square Arch
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George Washington as President (1916–18), by Alexander Stirling Calder, Washington Square Arch
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George Washington Bridge (1930)
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Washington Monument (1916), United States Military Academy, West Point
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George Washington (1820, destroyed by fire 1831), North Carolina State House, Raleigh
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George Washington (1857), North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh
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George Washington (1910), North Carolina Museum of History, Raleigh
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George Washington (1970), North Carolina State Capitol, Raleigh
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George Washington (1815), by William Rush, Second Bank of the United States, Philadelphia
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Washington Square (1825), Philadelphia
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George Washington (1869, bronze replica 1910), by Joseph A. Bailly, Independence Hall, Philadelphia
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George Washington Memorial (1891), by Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch, Allegheny Commons Park, Pittsburgh
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Washington Memorial Chapel (1903–17), Valley Forge
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George Washington (1931) after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Valley Forge National Park
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George Washington (1953), by C. Paul Jennewein, Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge
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Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier (1956), Washington Square, Philadelphia
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"Washington" on Mount Rushmore
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George Washington (1955), by Pompeo Coppini, University of Texas at Austin
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George Washington (1785–1791), by Jean-Antoine Houdon, Virginia State Capitol, Richmond
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Old George (1844) by Matthew Kahle, atop Washington Hall at Washington and Lee University, Lexington
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George Washington, cast by William James Hubard (1856) after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1791), Virginia Military Institute, Lexington
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George Washington Masonic National Memorial (1923–1932), Alexandria
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Illustrious Brother George Washington (1949–50), by Bryant Baker, George Washington Masonic National Memorial
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Washington Laying the Cornerstone (1952–1955), by Allyn Cox, George Washington Masonic National Memorial
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George Washington Memorial Parkway (1930–32)
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Natural Bridge, George Washington National Forest
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Statue of George Washington (1909), by Lorado Taft, University of Washington, Seattle
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Washington Monument (1885), by Richard Henry Park, Court of Honor, Milwaukee
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George Washington, Barranquilla
See also
- Washington (disambiguation)
- George Washington (disambiguation)
- List of George Washington articles
- List of statues of George Washington
- Presidential memorials in the United States