HOMEDid you know....
George was the first President to be on a postage stamp. It came out in 1847.
George's face is on a quarter and a dollar bill.
George wanted to be a sailor when he was young.
George planned Washington, D.C.
Math was George's best subject.
George George didn't want his slaves freed until Martha died.
George was President for 8 years.
George never had children of his own. He adopted Martha's children, Jack and Patsy.
George did not wear a wig. He kept his own brown hair long and powdered it. It was fashionable in his time.
Native Americans taught George to walk silently in the woods.
George chose to stay with his men in Valley Forge rather that sleep in a comfortable bed.
George signed the United States Constitution.
George led the Continental Army for no pay.
George was only 17 when he became the surveyor of Culpeper County.
The Boston Tea Party was not a real party.
George started loosing his teeth in his 20s.
George's false teeth were made of elephant ivory, walrus tusk, and human teeth.
George was 6'3" tall. He was not the tallest, Lincoln was at 6"4".
George's salary as president was $25,000.
Martha wintered with her husband during the Revolutionary War. She entertained visiting diplomats and the wives of fellow officers and helped with secretarial duties. She also helped raise money to take care of the troops.
George was one of ten Presidents who were generals.
George is one of nine Presidents who never went to college.
George helped establish one of the first free schools in this country in Alexandria, Virginia
George left property in his will to establish a national university (Washington and Lee University.)
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