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George Washington

Born : February 22, 1732 at Wakefield, Westmoreland, Virginia
Died: December 14, 1799 at Mount Vernon, Fairfax, Virginia
President: April 30, 1789 to March 4, 1797

Biography and Resources Compiled by Colonial Williamsburg.

Birthplace National Park Service. Basic information.

Grolier Online: The American Presidency 

The Internet Public Library Includes a short biography, facts, timeline and a tremendous set of links.

Martha Washington Biography

Mount Vernon Organization Educational Resources An excellent resource on all aspects of Washington's life. Includes quizzes and virtual tours.

Mount Vernon Organization  Home page to entire site.

The Washington Monument National Park Service. Expanded information and virtual tour.

George Washington's Papers  Higher level research. University of Virginia.

Washington's Papers 1741-1799 Library of Congress American Memory project. The actual photo images of Washington's papers.

A Short Biography

Short Biography - The White House

The Surprising George Washington The National Archives.

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Abraham Lincoln

Born: February 12, 1809 in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky
Died: April 15, 1865 in Washington, District of Columbia
President: March 4th, 1861 to April 15, 1865

Abe's Home Page An Indiana First Grade Class made a site dedicated to Lincoln. Contains Games and quizzes.

The History Place^TM An in depth timeline and some rare photographs.

The Internet Public Library  Includes a short biography, facts, timeline and a tremendous set of links.

Liberty Online Copies of Lincoln's most famous speeches and the Emancipation Proclamation.

Lincoln Birthplace National Park Service. Expanded information, including a virtual tour.

Lincoln Boyhood Home National Park Service. Basic Information.

Lincoln Home, Springfield Illinois  National Park Service. Basic Information.

Lincoln Memorial  National Park Service. Expanded information.

Lincoln Online A collection of resources and links to historical sites.

Short Biography

Short Biography - The White House The White House's short biography

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All Presidents

The Internet Public Library Contains short biographies, timelines and links for every president.

The Hall of Presidents The National Portrait Gallery's (U.S.A.) painting of each president and a very short biography.

The Presidents  PBS' The American Experience series. Includes dates of re-runs of the presidents series and a teachers' guide.

Presidential Addresses  Extensive selection of presidential inaugural, farewell and state of the union speeches. Slow to load due to enormous length of file.

The White House For Kids

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