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In Philadelphia, the Park Service now downplays the importance of slavery to understanding the first president.

A sculpture of George Washington will be installed in front of the West Washington Street courthouse in downtown Hagerstown.

In a technical sense, the Washington Monument isn’t an obelisk, because it isn’t made from a single piece of stone. That fact makes it no less impressive. Stretching 555 feet in the air, the Washington Monument is the tallest thing in the city.

Washington State’s primaries have a record of predicting the national mood, making it a bellwether of sorts. By Ethan Singer Follow live updates on the 2024 election here. Political polls, betting markets and statistical forecasts have become ubiquitous ...

Spend some time staring at the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," and you can't miss the ice. It's everywhere. Cold weather became part of Washington's military strategy, says Alex Robb, an educator at Washington Crossing Historic Park ...

Throughout American history, George Washington has been renowned for being first and much more: his boyhood moral rectitude, for example, and for his body parts – real and fictional. Whether about his wooden teeth (fictional) or his sculpted thighs (true ...

Illustration titled, “If you want to get rid of mosquitos, drain the swamp that breeds them.” (1909) Library of Congress What do Ron Paul, Nancy Pelosi and President Donald Trump have in common? They’ve all promised to “drain the swamp” of ...

One of the great aspects of American golf is the diversity of topography that our golf courses play on, as shown by the variety of layouts ranked on our Best in State lists, which we’ve been publishing since 1977. The Pacific Northwest is one of those ...

Authorities have declared a state of emergency as three major wildfires in Spokane County, Washington, force thousands of families to evacuate their homes. Follow live updates.