The eastern United States is recovering from a major storm, which left widespread damage. Strong gusts of wind broke windows and removed tops of buildings. Hundreds of thousands of people lost power for one or more days. Huge trees came crashing down. And, reports say one of the trees brought down by the storm may have been planted by the first U.S. president, George Washington. The tree stood on the grounds of Washington’s home at Mount Vernon, about 30 kilometers south of Washington, D.C. The huge estate sits along the Potomac River, just south of Alexandria, Virginia. Today, George Washington’s Mount Vernon is a popular stop for travelers, both Americans and visitors from overseas. The tree, a Canadian hemlock, was planted near the entrance to a garden on the property. It had a sign that read “circa 1791” on it, the year that people thought it was planted.
Title: George Washington’s Tree Brought Down by Strong Winds
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2395/washington_tree_down.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='George Washingtons Tree Brought Down by Strong Winds' data-article-id='2929'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='9896'>The eastern United States is recovering from a major storm, which left widespread damage.</span> <span data-start-time='9896' data-end-time='16854'>Strong gusts of wind broke windows and removed tops of buildings.</span> <span data-start-time='16854' data-end-time='23833'>Hundreds of thousands of people lost power for one or more days.</span> <span data-start-time='23833' data-end-time='27563'>Huge trees came crashing down.</span> <span data-start-time='27563' data-end-time='40271'>And, reports say one of the trees brought down by the storm may have been planted by the first U.S. president, George Washington.</span> <span data-start-time='40271' data-end-time='51354'>The tree stood on the grounds of Washington’s home at Mount Vernon, about 30 kilometers south of Washington, D.C.</span> <span data-start-time='51354' data-end-time='59750'>The huge estate sits along the Potomac River, just south of Alexandria, Virginia.</span> <span data-start-time='59750' data-end-time='70583'>Today, George Washington’s Mount Vernon is a popular stop for travelers, both Americans and visitors from overseas.</span> <span data-start-time='70583' data-end-time='78458'>The tree, a Canadian hemlock, was planted near the entrance to a garden on the property.</span> <span data-start-time='78458' data-end-time='87188'>It had a sign that read “circa 1791” on it, the year that people thought it was planted.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2395/washinton_tree_down.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10279 data-hint-location='9896' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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