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American President: George Washington - http://millercenter.org/academic/americanpresident/washington
Fact file and comprehensive biographical sketch based on PBS series. Includes lesson plans and links.

Apotheosis of George Washington - http://xroads.virginia.edu/~CAP/gw/gwmain.html
How Washington's image has changed and been manipulated to make him the ultimate American hero. "Politically, socially - and of course, commercially - Washington's image has become an easily-recognized and powerful tool."

Encyclopedia Americana: George Washington - http://ap.grolier.com/article?assetid=0410800-00
A detailed biography written for students. Includes Washington's inaugural addresses and a fact file.

First in War, First in Peace, First in Whiskey: George Washington as Distiller - http://www.southernfoodways.com/fea_washwhiskey.shtml
Article about the discovery that Washington produced whiskey at Mount Vernon.

George Washington - http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/gw1.html
Short biography from the official Whitehouse site.

George Washington - http://www.usa-presidents.info/washington.htm
Provides a biography of American President George Washington. Includes his portrait and a list of his Supreme Court appointments.

George Washington - http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/gwash.html
Biographical article covering both his military and presidential career.

George Washington - Fight the Bias - http://www.fightthebias.com/people/George_Washington/George_Washington.htm
Read the biography, quotes and historical facts surrounding the first president of the United States.

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.

George Washington's Remarkable Vision - http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/2444/gwvision.html
Article published in 1880 which purports to describe a vision of America's future seen by Washington at Valley Forge.

George Washington: A National Treasure - http://www.georgewashington.si.edu
Explore interactive portrait to learn about George Washington. Also includes a chronology and lesson plans.

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 House: Put it on George's Tab - http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/washington/
A brief look at Washington's extravagant expense account while General of the Continental Army.

Medical History of George Washington - http://www.doctorzebra.com/prez/g01.htm
Describes Washington's illnesses.

Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens - http://www.mountvernon.org/
Dedicated to Washington's home in Virginia. Visitor guide, virtual tour and educational resources.

PBS: Rediscovering George Washington - http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/
Supporting site for the TV biographical documentary includes documents, timelines and teaching materials.

Six Historic Americans: George Washington - http://www.infidels.org/library/historical/john_remsburg/six_historic_americans/chapter_3.html
Article which sets out to prove that Washington was not a Christian communicant and not a believer in the Christian religion.

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

Teaching about George Washington - http://www.ericdigests.org/1999-2/washington.htm
Full text of ERIC Digest which examines ways to teach about the first President in school classes.

The Moland House - http://moland.org/
George Washington's headquarters on August 10, 1777, where the Marquis de Lafayette joined the American Revolution, the American Flag was said to have first flown over American troops, and several other historic generals joined the American Revolution.

The Surprising George Washington - http://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1994/spring/george-washington-1.html
Attempting to find the real man in the historical record. From Prologue, the quarterly journal of the National Archives and Records Administration.

Washington Monument - http://www.nps.gov/wamo/
A brief look at the monument and the man it memorializes.

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