Opinion: Every American should visit this place on Presidents Day
Watch as Gen. George Washington's final goodbye to his military officers is played out on the anniversary of the historic event.Every American should visit George Washington’s Mount Vernon, whether on Presidents Day or any time of year.on a gorgeous section of the Potomac River, Mount Vernon is an American treasure. The original house was built in 1674 and then modernized and expanded by George Washington in 1761.
Washington was a giant physically and morally. He was large for his time . Despite his size, he was considered one of the best horsemen in America. His strong, reserved, disciplined personality and deep commitment to honor and duty made him outstanding – even in a generation of remarkable leaders.Washington’s austere aloofness was illustrated when Gouverneur Morris bet Alexander Hamilton a dinner that he could slap Washington on the shoulder and greet him informally.
According to Washington’s ambassador to Great Britain, Rufus King, George III on hearing about this act of grace reportedly expressed to American portrait artist Benjamin West,"that act closing and finishing what had gone before and viewed in connection with it, place him in a light the most distinguished of any man living, and that [King George] thought [Washington] the greatest character of the age.
The mansion and 30 additional buildings cover 500 acres and are a refuge of patriotism and calm. Visiting Mount Vernon gives you a chance to imagine what Washington was like, how he lived, and the nature of his commercial farming activities.
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