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... West , Whom envy dared not hate , Bequeath the name of Washington , To make men blush there was but one ! " -Lord Byron . T the foot of a slope leading down from the old Washington mansion at Mt. Vernon , Vir- ginia , stands a simple ...
... West , Whom envy dared not hate , Bequeath the name of Washington , To make men blush there was but one ! " -Lord Byron . T the foot of a slope leading down from the old Washington mansion at Mt. Vernon , Vir- ginia , stands a simple ...
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... West India campaign . Also , there came to Mt. Vernon another companion in arms of Lawrence , one Jacob Van Braam . He was a great swordsman . During the few years that George resided with his half - brother , he surveyed for Lord ...
... West India campaign . Also , there came to Mt. Vernon another companion in arms of Lawrence , one Jacob Van Braam . He was a great swordsman . During the few years that George resided with his half - brother , he surveyed for Lord ...
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... to farming . With great foresight he carefully planned the linking of the East and West by joining the headwaters of the Potomac and the Ohio rivers . In farming he had been trained in his childhood ; GEORGE WASHINGTON.
... to farming . With great foresight he carefully planned the linking of the East and West by joining the headwaters of the Potomac and the Ohio rivers . In farming he had been trained in his childhood ; GEORGE WASHINGTON.
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... West . How much courageous character is suggested by the names of Washington , Stark , Green , Allen , Morgan , Lee , Jackson , Grant , Custer and thousands of others who have lived as true Americans . Of all the stories of the heroic ...
... West . How much courageous character is suggested by the names of Washington , Stark , Green , Allen , Morgan , Lee , Jackson , Grant , Custer and thousands of others who have lived as true Americans . Of all the stories of the heroic ...
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... Western Gate . " The traditions of the origin of the " United People , " as the Iroquois translated their confederate name , and the form and workings of their government are worthy of de- tailed study . It is here remarkable that ...
... Western Gate . " The traditions of the origin of the " United People , " as the Iroquois translated their confederate name , and the form and workings of their government are worthy of de- tailed study . It is here remarkable that ...
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