A statue of George Washington is on display at the Florida Capitol for the state's celebration of America's 250th anniversary. The statue is on loan from George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate ...

as it suggests the presence of a tomb. Originally designed to house the remains of George Washington, it remains empty to this day. Despite plans to lay him to rest beneath the Capitol ...

"Now, thousands of people who visit Florida's Capitol building every year will see the statue, and will inspire patriotism and remind people of the civic virtue embodied in President Washington." ...

One-third of the artworks in the Capitol depict enslavers or Confederates. Of the 31 people identified in the painting “General George Washington ... walk the halls of a building whose paintings ...

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A statue of George Washington was put on display in the Florida Capitol on Thursday as part of the state’s celebrations of America’s 250th anniversary of its founding, to take place next year.