A head of George Washington, the first President of the United States, facing left.

Designer: John Flanagan (JF), 1932 version from a 1786 bust by Houdon / William Cousins.

The reverse side of the quarter has a design emblematic of the Homestead National Monument of America. It represents the three fundamentals of survival common to all homesteaders: food, shelter, and water. Although the land was cheap or free, many homesteaders did not last five years due to the blizzards, drought, grasshoppers, disease, and loneliness on the open prairies.

The restored Palmer-Epard Cabin was built in 1867. For more than sixty years, Palmers and Epards lived in the structure before it was converted to grain storage. The cabin, built of squared logs of mixed hardwoods, consists of a single, earth-floored room downstairs and a small attic. It was donated to the park in 1950 and has been moved and restored several times through the intervening years.

Designer: Ronald D. Sanders (RS)
Engraver: Jim Licaretz (JL)