GeorgeWashington

__ George Washington __ Born in Westmoreland County, Va., on Feb. 22, 1732, George Washington was the eldest son of Augustine Washington. George spent his early years on the family estate on Pope's Creek along the Potomac River. His early education included the study of such subjects as mathematics, surveying, the classics, and "rules of civility." His father died in 1743, and soon after George went to live with his half brother Lawrence at Mount Vernon, Lawrence's plantation on the Potomac. Lawrence, who became something of a substitute father for his brother. An early ambition to go to sea had been effectively discouraged by George's mother; instead, he turned to surveying, securing (1748) an appointment to survey Lord Fairfax's lands in the Shenandoah Valley. But then took a career of leading the United States to lead the war into the future.


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Famous quote on George Washington-on May 29, 1754 There is a Destiny which has the control of our actions, not to be resisted by the strongest efforts of Human Nature.