The Virginia General Assembly wanted to honor George Washington, native son, Revolutionary War leader, and our nation’s first President, with a statue to be placed in the state capitol building ...

It also contains a host of curiosities — like its Greek architecture and the fact that the visage of George Washington ... the building and North Carolina's past. In December, the Capitol ...

A statue of George Washington was put on display in the Florida Capitol on Thursday as part of the state’s celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary of its founding, to take place next year.