Andrew Jackson - Washington, DC
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
N 38° 53.969 W 077° 02.195
18S E 323391 N 4307593
A statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park.
Waymark Code: WM6FXM
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GA Cacher
Views: 31

"Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837). He was military governor of Florida (1821), commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans (1815), and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy. A polarizing figure who dominated American politics in the 1820s and 1830s, his political ambition combined with widening political participation, shaping the modern Democratic Party. His legacy is now seen as mixed, as a protector of popular democracy and individual liberty, checkered by his support for Indian removal and slavery. Renowned for his toughness, he was nicknamed “Old Hickory”. As he based his career in developing Tennessee, Jackson was the first president primarily associated with the American frontier. His portrait appears on the U.S. twenty-dollar bill." (visit link)
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