https://www.mallhistory.org/files/original/525fb6734f77fd78ae03b22a1da50195.jpg 0cff14d5967e83237a6b09d1746cfbbc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Washington. From the original portrait painted by Rembrandt Peale / Drawn on stone by Rembrandt Peale Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pendleton's Lithography Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003677109/">View original</a>.&nbsp; Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1827 People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 02/22/1732 Birthplace Westmoreland County, Virginia Death Date 12/14/1799 Occupation Politician Surveyor Military Biographical Text George Washington was Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Following the ratification of the Constitution, he served as the first President of the United States. He died in 1799, just before the federal government relocated to the capital city which bears his name. Learn more about Washington at the website of his estate, <a href="http://www.mountvernon.org/meet-george-washington">Mount Vernon</a>. First Name for nav purposes George Last Name for nav purposes Washington Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource George Washington Description An account of the resource Authorized by The Residence Act of 1790 to select a site along the Potomac to be the home of the new national government, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">President George Washington</a> was heavily involved in the planning and development of the new federal city. He chose the area which is now Washington, DC, as the site, insisting that its southern boundary include the city of Alexandria, which was a part of the District of Columbia until 1846. In 1791, he appointed <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/82">Pierre L'Enfant</a> to create a plan for laying out the streets and major buildings. Although L'Enfant technically answered to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/308">Commissioners</a> for the Territory, he sent all of his reports to President Washington. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2003677109/">View original image</a>. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pre-1800s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Washington building the mall design & monuments