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Historic Mount Vernon: The Home of Our First President

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent site for information about Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, as well as information about Washington himself. Be sure to take the virtual tour of the house and investigate the archaeology projects going on.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: George Washington: Surveyor and Mapmaker

For Students 9th - 10th
Most Americans know George Washington as the brilliant military and political leader; but as a young man, he was a surveyor by trade. Follow his career through this easy-to-read narrative complete with his early maps and surveys.
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Black Past

Black Past: Washington, Henry

For Students 9th - 10th
An interesting, but brief encyclopedia article about Henry Washington, one of George Washington's slaves, who fought for the British.