Last time I entered Mexico from Texas I crossed at Nueve Laredo and was excited at the prospect to visit Real de Catorce, which did not disappoint. However it's over six hours from the border and I visited a decade back. â hippietrail Aug 16 '13 at 9:39.
Yet at the three major junctions in the founding of the nation, the Revolution, the Constitutional Convention and the selection of the first President, for each position the leader chosen was George Washington. In his own day he was seen as the indispensable man, the American Moses, The Father of the Country.
Best Answer: Washington is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The state is named after George Washington, the first President of the United States.It is the only U.S. state named after a president. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889.In 2006, the Census Bureau estimated the state's population at 6,395,798.t is the only U.S. state named after a president. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory and admitted to the Union as the 42nd state in 1889. In 2006, the Census Bureau estimated the state's population at 6,395,798.