The storm that fell on the territory of the United States knocked down a tree that 227 years ago was planted by the first US President George Washington. This is reported on the official Facebook page of the Mount Vernon estate, where the Canadian rose.

From the tree, which in 1791 the governor of New York George Clinton presented George Washington, only the trunk remained.

Tsuga grew at the northern entrance to the estate. The storm also broke the Virgin Cedar, which, according to the representatives of the estate museum, "guarded the grave of Washington".

Look at the photo gallery: Storm knocked down the Washington planted tree The Mount Vernon estate is in Fairfax County on the banks of the Potomac River. In 1960, he was granted the status of the National Historical Monument.

George Washington inherited the plantation in 1751 and built a two-story wooden manor house. The estate has preserved his furniture and personal belongings. Here, the first president was buried with his wife Marta.

Meanwhile, Europe was covered by a cold front, which was nicknamed "beast from the East" (beast from the east). For example, the British economy is losing one billion pounds a day due to cooling and snowfall.

The landing of the largest liner in the storm was shot on video George Washington is one of the founding fathers of America. He was the first popularly elected president of the United States and led the country from 1789 to 1797.

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