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GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL STATUE

GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL STATUE
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Location: MEETING STREET AND BROAD STREET

City: CHARLESTON

State: South Carolina

Zip Code: 29401

Type of Memorial: Statues of High Ranking Military Officers

Year Dedicated: 1999

Access: Public

Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR

Photograph By: MIKE STROUD

Submitted By: COURTESY OF HMdb.org

DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR, GENERAL WASHINGTON COMMANDED THE CONTINENTAL ARMY AGAINST SUPERIOR FORCES. HE DEVISED THE STRATEGY OF MARCHING ON THE BRITISH IN VIRGINIA WHILE THE FRENCH FLEET PREVENTED AN ESCAPE BY SEA. WASHINGTON TRAPPED GENERAL CORNWALLIS AT YORKTOWN IN 1781, CAPTURING 7,000 TROOPS AND WINNING AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE


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