{"id":1440,"date":"2023-02-28T13:01:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T12:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.branchthetree.com\/?p=1440"},"modified":"2023-02-28T13:01:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T12:01:15","slug":"which-president-chopped-down-the-cherry-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.branchthetree.com\/which-president-chopped-down-the-cherry-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Which president chopped down the cherry tree?"},"content":{"rendered":"

George Washington was our founding father and first president. He was born on February 22, 1732 in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was raised by his widowed mother and his half-brothers. Washington was a surveyor and soldier before he became president. He was married to Martha Dandridge Custis and they had two children together. Legends says that when he was a young boy, he chopped down his father’s cherry tree and when confronted about it, he confessed and said “I can not tell a lie”.<\/p>\n

George Washington chopped down the cherry tree.<\/p>\n

What is the story of the cherry tree? <\/h2>\n

The cherry tree myth is one of the most well-known and enduring legends about George Washington. In the original story, when Washington was six years old he received a hatchet as a gift and damaged his father’s cherry tree. When his father discovered what he had done, he became angry and confronted him.<\/p>\n

Helen Taft is credited with planting the first two cherry trees on March 27, 1912 just east of today’s Martin Luther King, Jr Memorial. These trees are a symbol of the close friendship between the United States and Japan.<\/p>\n

What are 4 facts about George Washington <\/h3>\n