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This particular trip was the Southern Tour, a long trip in both time and distance and the last of President Washington’s trips to visit the original thirteen states. The Southern Tour took Washington on a formal visit through Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia.
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- Map of President Washington's 1791 Presidential Journey · George Washington's Mount Vernon
In April 1791, President George Washington set out to visit all the Southern states — Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. According to history books, he had no guards and was accompanied only by his valet and carriage drivers.
Washington's southern tour, which began on 9 Apr. 1791, was a journey that George Washington had been contemplating since before his inauguration as president of the United States.
Nov 20, 2020 · George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour – Part 1: The Journey South. Updated: Feb 26, 2021. When he became President, George Washington wanted to learn as much as he could about the United States and its people.
Apr 16, 2021 · In the spring of 1791, President George Washington set out for a tour of the southern states. His goal was to unify the country and to familiarize himself with the economy and geography of the lower south.
George II (George Augustus; German: Georg August; 30 October / 9 November 1683 – 25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death in 1760.
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The only time Washington was in North Carolina was on his Southern Tour in 1791 with the exception being 1763 when Washington supervised the surveying of land in the Dismal Swamp of the northeast of the state.
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