American travelers in London, at least those who pay no attention to tour guides, are sometimes astonished when they see the above statue of George Washington in Trafalgar Square. A gift from the people of Virginia, the statue bears the inscription: “Presented to the people of Great Britain and Ireland by the Commonwealth of Virginia 1924”. The presence of the statue in London is a tribute to the good relations that have existed between Great Britain and the United States for more than a century.
The greatest Englishman, half American as he was, paid this tribute to Washington: (more…)
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Donald R. McClarey
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