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乔治．华盛顿逾1799年12月14日在弗农山庄 (Mount
Vernon) 家中去世
到今日，我们都把华盛顿称为是「我们的国父」，而许多地标与城市也都以他的名字来命名。例如：华盛顿特区、华盛顿州、华盛顿纪念碑，以及美国各地众多的城镇等等。也许在你住的城市里，就有学校、公园、街道，或者地标是以他的名字来命名。
我们也把华盛顿的生日订为国定假日。我们以许多画像与雕像来敬仰他，而他的肖像也被铭刻在25分的铜板与1块钱的纸钞之上。凡是他曾住过、作战过、工作过，或者是参访过的场所，都被保留下来，以纪念他对美国建国的贡献。因为他的卓越领导，华盛顿被认为是美国在世界上的象征。包括拿破仑 (Napoleon) 的军队与英国军舰在内，在华盛顿去世的时候，都同时表达对他的尊敬之意。所以，乔治．华盛顿只花少许时光在当谦和农夫之上，真是美国人的幸运。
Today, we call Washington the "father of our country," and many landmarks and places bear his name: Washington, D.C., the state of Washington, the Washington Monument, and numerous towns across the United States. Perhaps there is a school, park, street or landmark named after him where you live.
We celebrate Washington's birthday as a national holiday. Countless paintings and statues honor him, and money bears his image too, most notably the quarter and the one-dollar bill. Places where he lived, fought, worked or visited have been preserved to remember his contribution in forming the United States. Washington has been honored for his leadership and as a symbol of the U.S. the world over. Even Napoleon's armies and the British channel fleet paid homage to his memory when he died. So it was lucky for the U.S. that George Washington spent so little time as a gentleman farmer.
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