Cherokee Rose Society Donates Replica of George Washington Portrait

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Members of the Canton-based Cherokee Rose Society, Georgia State Society Children of the American Revolution, recently donated a framed replica of Rembrandt Peale’s Porthole Portrait of George Washington to the Fort Benjamin Hawkins Commission.

The replica will be on display at the Fort Hawkins museum, which is located in Macon.

The 2015-2016 National Theme for C.A.R. is the Road to Independence, with the focus on George Washington’s First Oval Office. As commander in chief of the Continental Army, George Washington led our nation to independence.

The gift to Fort Hawkins was to celebrate and honor ancestors from the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and to those who fought and served at Fort Hawkins.

The portrait was donated to the C.A.R. by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association for the purpose to be donated to a landmark of historical significance.

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Photo: Members from the Cherokee Rose Society, Children of the American Revolution donates a beautifully framed replica of Rembrandt Peale’s Porthole portrait of George Washington to the Fort Benjamin Hawkins Commission to be displayed at the Fort Hawkins Museum, located in Macon, Georgia. Ancestors of C.A.R. members served at Fort Hawkins. Among those attending were (left to right) Judy Smith, Vice-Chairman, Fort Benjamin Hawkins Commission; Anderson Wheatley, Society President, Cherokee Rose Society, C.A.R. Credit: Cherokee Rose Society