George Washington (disambiguation)

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Contents 1 People 1.1 Ships 1.2 Bridges 1.3 Other 2 See also

George Washington was the Commander-in-Chief of Continental forces in the American Revolution and the first President of the United States after the war of independence.

George Washington may also refer to:

[edit] People

• George Corbin Washington (1789–1854), United States congressman from Maryland (1827–1833)
• George Washington (inventor) (1871-1946), American businessman
• George Washington (Washington pioneer) (1871-1905), American pioneer
• George Washington Carver (1864-1943), American botanical researcher
• George Washington (trombonist) (b. 1907), American jazz trombonist
• People with the given names George Washington

[edit] Ships

• Several U.S. Navy vessels:
  • USS George Washington (1798)
  • USS George Washington (1908), an ocean liner taken over and used as a transport ship in World War I and World War II
  • USS George Washington (SSBN-598), the lead ship of the George Washington submarine class
  • USS George Washington (CVN-73)
• SS George Washington, a German ocean liner

[edit] Bridges

• George Washington Bridge, a suspension bridge connecting New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey
• George Washington Memorial Bridge (commonly called the Aurora Bridge) in Seattle, Washington

[edit] Other

Main article: List of places named for George Washington

• George, Washington, a United States city
• George Washington (C&O), a named train of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
• George Washington (Mini Series), 14 hour mini series about George Washington's life, starring Barry Bostwick & Patty Duke,
• George Washington II: Forging of a Nation, follow-up two part mini series
• George Washington (film), a 2000 film
• George Washington (horse), a racehorse
• George Washington Duke, a fictional character from the 1990 film Rocky V
• George Washington Hotel, a defunct hotel and boarding house located at 23 Lexington Avenue in Manhattan, New York
• George Washington Memorial Parkway, an American parkway in Virginia and Maryland
• Hotel George Washington (Jacksonville, Florida), a luxury hotel in operation from 1926 to 1971
• The George Washington University, a private university in Washington, D.C.
• Not George Washington, a 1907 novel by P.G. Wodehouse
• George Washington High School

[edit] See also

• George Washington (name)
• Washington (name)