The Virginia Washington Monument, known locally simply as the Washington Monument, is a 19th-century neoclassical statue of George Washington located on the public square in Richmond, Virginia.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument is located in the Northern Neck of Virginia. It encompasses 551 acres of land where seven generations of the Washington family lived and where George Washington was born in 1732.

The Washington Monument is a hollow Egyptian-style stone obelisk with a 500-foot-tall (152.4 m) column surmounted by a 55-foot-tall (16.8 m) pyramidion. Its walls are 15 feet (4.6 m) thick at its base and 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet (0.46 m) thick at their top.

Jun 18, 2003 · The Virginia Washington Monument (also known as the George Washington Equestrian Statue) is a nationally significant work of art. It was the first statue in Richmond, a city now known for its outdoor monuments, and the second equestrian statue of the first president to be completed in the United States.

The Virginia Washington Monument became the first of Richmond’s many outdoor monuments and the second equestrian statue of George Washington in the United States. The monument influenced others across the nation to erect representational memorial statues.

Mar 15, 2024 · From concept to construction to completion, the Washington Monument has been a focal point of the nation's capital for more than 150 years.

The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is a national monument in Westmoreland County, Virginia, at the confluence of Popes Creek and the Potomac River. It commemorates the birthplace location of George Washington, a Founding Father and the first President of the United States, who was born here on February 22, 1732.

Intended to honor George Washington and recognize notable Virginians Andrew Lewis, Patrick Henry, George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, and Thomas Nelson for their contributions to the American Revolution, the monument consists …

Washington Monument At the close of the Civil War, Union soldiers lounge and stand on the steps of the sixty-foot-high equestrian statue of George Washington in Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia. On April 2, 1863, this was the starting point of the Richmond Bread Riot.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument, historical area consisting of 538 acres (218 hectares) of plantation land in Westmoreland county, eastern Virginia, U.S. It lies along the Potomac River 38 miles (61 km) east-southeast of Fredericksburg. The monument was established in 1930–32 through.