The most common heraldic symbols and their meanings. as suggested by some historians - images and more information. available via links for each item. For a list of symbols and their meanings, without illustrations, visit Meanings: All.
George Washington Bridge. The George Washington Bridge â known informally as the GW Bridge,[4] the GWB,[5] the GW,[6] or the George[7] â is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River between the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey.
This myth is frequently told to demonstrate Washingtonâs considerable physical strength. The Potomac River is over a mile wide at Mount Vernon and even George Washington did not have the arm to fling a silver dollar that far. Moreover, there were no silver dollars when Washington was a young man.