GW Celebrates Namesake on 280th Birthday

February 23, 2012

Community members participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Mount Vernon Estate before lighting a bonfire on University Yard in the first president’s honor.

GW Wreath Laying Ceremony at George Washington's Tomb

GW President Steven Knapp and guests commemorate the 280th Anniversary of General Washington's birthday with a wreath-laying ceremony at his tomb on the Mount Vernon Estate.