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52 unusual facts about George Washington


1979 NBA Finals

Coincidentally, the series (along with the 1978 NBA Finals) was informally known as the George Washington series, because both teams were playing in places named after the first President of the United States (the SuperSonics were playing in Seattle, the largest city in the State of Washington, and the Bullets were representing Washington, D.C. albeit playing in nearby Landover, Maryland).

Affpuddle

After the Dissolution the village became an estate of the Lawrence family, an ancestor of whom married the heiress of a branch of the Washington family, from another branch of which descended George Washington.

Aidan O'Brien

The season however ended on a very sad note after George Washington was put down after breaking down in the Breeders Cup Classic.

National Stakes – (8) – Desert King (1996), King of Kings (1997), Beckett (2000), Hawk Wing (2001), One Cool Cat (2003), George Washington (2005), Mastercraftsman (2008), Power (2011)

Alexander Reinagle

One of Reinagle's admirers was American President George Washington.

Collar-and-elbow

George Washington, at the age of eighteen, held a collar-and-elbow championship that was at least county wide.

Creech Grange

Lawrence was an ancestor of the first American President, George Washington, and the joint arms of the two families - the famous stars and stripes of Washington's signet ring and the American flag - appear in memorials at Steeple and Affpuddle.

David E. Maas

Maas, David E., "George Washington: The Founding Father of the American Presidency," In George Washington In and As Culture: Bicentenary Explorations, edited by Kevin L. Cope.

DC Presidents

The origins of The Presidents started back in February 1985 when American Football enthusiasts Jeff Rutter and John Lockhart formed The Washington Presidents, named after the birthplace of the first USA President George Washington’s Grandfather, the summer of 1985 saw the clubs first ever game.

Dick Blakeslee

It was often sung at union rallies and state fairs and over the years acquired verses not written by Blakeslee, such as a Lincoln verse (the original song included only four verses: Adam, Jesus, Washington, and Roosevelt).

Ezra L'Hommedieu

Although George Washington had promised Continental aid to the refugees, L'Hommedieu spent his own money to help support them.

François-Jean de Chastellux

Being on general Rochambeau's staff for the duration of the war, Chastellux acted as the principal liaison officer between the French commander in chief and George Washington.

Franklin Prophecy

Similar false antisemitic quotations have been attributed to George Washington and have been debunked.

Frazier History Museum

Items in the collection include a rifle reputedly once owned by George Washington, Teddy Roosevelt's "Big Stick" hunting rifle, and items once owned by "Buffalo Bill" Cody and the outlaw Jesse James.

Garrison Historic Area

In 1751, leader of the American Revolution and first president of the United States, George Washington, stayed at the district's Bush Hill section for six weeks with his sick brother.

Gaspee Days Committee

The first recorded celebration of the Gaspee Affair was in 1774 near Williamsburg, Virginia where George Washington himself related in his diary that he spent 3s.9d.

General Johnson Saving a Wounded French Officer from the Tomahawk of a North American Indian

At the beginning of the French and Indian War, young George Washington is said to have let Indian chief Tanaghrisson seal their fresh alliance by smashing the skull of Joseph Coulon de Jumonville, a wounded French officer they just took as prisoner, then washing his hands in the man's brain.

George Washington Slept Here

The house Connie buys is believed to have served as George Washington's temporary home during the Revolutionary War.

George Washington's Farewell Address

Despite his stated desire to retire from public service, Washington would later accept a commission from President John Adams, although Adams was largely forced into providing the commission by members of the Federalist Party, as the Senior Officer of a Provisional Army formed to defend the nation against a possible invasion by French forces during the Quasi-War.

George Washington's Socks

George Washington's Socks is a children's story by Elvira Woodruff that tells the story of five children who find a "mysterious wooden rowboat" that takes them "backward in time, to the time of George Washington," giving them the opportunity to learn about the American Revolution.

Gustav Kaupert

In the United States, his creations can be found in Richmond, Virginia (monument of George Washington), and in Washington DC (figure of "America" at the Capitol building).

Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

Mistake: In the episode "Washington Story", Stan Francis played a young George Washington but in the end credits, he is named as Benjamin Franklin (this might be a mistake limited to the home video edit taking the end credits from a different episode).

Highland Light

In 1797, a station authorized by George Washington was established at this point on the Cape, with a wood lighthouse to warn ships about the dangerous coastline between Cape Ann and Nantucket.

Hugh Mercer Apothecary

He travelled to Pennsylvania, where he met Colonel George Washington during the French and Indian War and later moved to Fredericksburg, Virginia on Washington's advice to practice medicine and operate an Apothecary.

Jan Van Rijswijck

Of the many speeches, which he held on judicial matters, Flanders and ships, only a few were published: on Abraham Lincoln (recitation, Antw. 1877); George Washington (recitation Antw. 1879); Cavour (recitation, Antw. 1879); all due to the Willemsfonds.

Johann Rall

On the night of December 25–26, 1776 General George Washington crossed the Delaware River with his troops on the way to Trenton, New Jersey.

Joseph Hewes

John Adams often said that Hewes "laid the foundation, the cornerstone of the American Navy." Alongside General George Washington, Hewes became one of the greatest military achievers in American history.

Juan de Miralles

The king Charles III of Spain Juan de Miralles had sent to watch the new American administration of George Washington in the then capital of Philadelphia.

Mario Biaggi

In 1975 Biaggi introduced a joint resolution of Congress, Public Law 94-479, to posthumously promote George Washington to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States and restore Washington's position as the highest-ranking military officer in U.S. history.

Maryland Route 178

The highway is indirectly named for George Washington, who traveled the highway in 1783 on his way to Annapolis to resign his commission in the Continental Army at the conclusion of the American Revolutionary War.

Michael de la Bédoyère

During these years he wrote a number of books, mainly biographies such as those of Lafayette (1932), George Washington (1935), St Francis of Assisi (1962),as well as theological works such as Christianity in the Market Place (1943).

Montauk Point State Park

The park contains the Montauk Point Light, which was authorized by the Second Congress, under President George Washington in 1792.

Newton, Texas

However, John Newton's heroics are said to be a product of Parson Weems, who also fictionalized the story of George Washington and the cherry tree.

Nutty News

A best known story is George Washington throwing a silver dollar across the Potomac River.

Origami paper

Banknotes are common media for folding as the subject in the center of the banknote, like George Washington, can make a striking appearance on the finished model.

Otisco Township, Michigan

In September 1853, Dickson platted the village as Mount Vernon, after Mount Vernon, Virginia, the home of the first U.S. President, George Washington.

Political system

George Washington, the first U.S. president was against the establishment of political parties in most circumstances and therefore belonged to no party.

Project Joshua Blue

This helps Watson twofold; one, it allows Watson to determine what specifically is being asked, and two, it allows Watson to come up with an answer that makes logical sense (i.e. answering "orange" to a question asking for the name of America's first president would not make sense, while answering "George Washington" would).

Sam Whiskey

They create a false bust of George Washington made of gold that fools Fat Henry and are able to claim the $20,000, which Sam gratefully splits with his partners.

Samuel Rowland Fisher

They were eventually pardoned and allowed to return to Philadelphia by order of George Washington and the Congress after the British evacuated.

Sense and Nonsense

Only one episode is known to exist, from February 19, 1954 (one commercial mentions the upcoming weekend and celebrating George Washington's birthday with Coke in-a-bottle, showing a boy and girl doing so in Colonial attire and powdered wigs).

Spirit of Seventy Sex

Directed by Stu Segall, Spirit of Seventy Sex is a tongue-in-cheek look at the sex lives of the Founding Fathers, including George Washington (and his wife Martha, who is played by Haven), Benjamin Franklin and Captain John Smith (Holmes).

Swee'Pea

In the strip for August 17, 1933, Popeye christens Swee'Pea as 'Scooner Seawell Georgia Washenting Christiffer Columbia Daniel Boom'.

Teddy Davison

His fairness and diplomacy earned him the nicknames of "The George Washington of Sheffield football" and "Honest Ted".

Teodor Rygier

Rygier made busts of his wife and sister; of George Washington (1875); of the poet Teofil Lenartowicz (exhibited at Rome in 1883); of the doctor Levitoni, philosopher of Warsaw; of Leopold Kronenberg (1878, once placed on a pedestal in the rail station to Warsaw); and the writer Kraszetcski.

Thomas Triplett

In the 1630s Triplett was rector of various parishes in County Durham in the north of England, including Washington (where George Washington's ancestors originated).

United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1788

The elections resulted in two candidates in support of Washington's administration and three candidates opposed to his policies.

United States Post Office Department

The Postal Service Act signed by President George Washington on February 20, 1792, established the Department.

Warton, Lancaster

Warton is the birthplace of the medieval ancestors of George Washington, the first popularly elected President of the United States.

Whashton

The village gives its name, anciently spelled Whassyngton, and Washington, to the family of George Washington, the first US President.

William Rush and His Model

Rush’s life-sized figure of George Washington (1815), and his Allegorical Figure of The Waterworks (1825) — a reclining female figure manipulating a waterwheel — are visible in the background.

Xhosa language newspapers

"The items included a story of Ntsikana (the Xhosa prophet), an article on circumcision among the Xhosa, a story of George Washington ...accounts of Christian work in lands beyond Africa, stories of African converts to Christianity and an appeal to Christian parents about the training of their children" (Ngcongco).


Alexander McGillivray

Georgia's Yazoo land scandal convinced President George Washington that the federal government needed to control Indian affairs rather than allowing the states to make treaties.

Binfield

Binfield House, similar in appearance to Horace Warpole's Strawberry Hill House near Twickenham (Grade II listed) was built in 1776 and for nearly 150 years was rented out to a number of tenants including the well known historian Catharina Macaulay Graham whose work was greatly admired by the 1st American President George Washington, and in 1788 she travelled to America to visit him.

Bummer and Lazarus

Jump produced a cartoon of his "Funeral" with Norton as the Pope performing the ceremony and Freddy Coombs, another San Francisco eccentric who claimed to be the reincarnation of George Washington, digging the grave.

Champe Rocks

Commanded by Major Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee and handpicked by George Washington for the mission, Champe "defected" to the British side and came very close to succeeding, but at the last moment, Arnold changed plans and the whole endeavor had to be called off.

Christmas at the White House

# George Washington: "While Shepherds Watch'd Their Flocks by Night"

Deborah Fisher Wharton

The neighborhood was busy and wealthy, and she remembered seeing famous neighbors including George Washington stroll along the street.

Edward C. Papenfuse

His current editorial interest with regard to Wikipedia centers on overseeing his students contributions to Wikipedia, George Washington's bow to civil authority in 1783, Maryland place names (such as Accident, Maryland), Maryland related themes such as the articles on Civil War era including Cipriano Ferrandini, and major national law cases that had their origins in Maryland such as Barron v. Baltimore.

Genevieve Foster

While they were watching the 1934 film The Rise of Catherine the Great, Joanna noticed Catherine's clothes were similar to those wore by Americans during the time of George Washington.

Gershom Craft House

It is one of only two houses in Morrisville on the National Register, the other being Summerseat, host to General George Washington during the days leading up to the Battle of Trenton.

History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution

Warren was a correspondent and adviser to many political leaders of the Revolutionary period, including Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and especially John Adams, who became her literary mentor in the years leading to the Revolution.

Jack Winerock

He has recorded the Sonatas of Alexander Reinagle (teacher of George Washington's children) for the Musical Heritage Society and the Concerto for Piano and Winds by Igor Stravinsky for Golden Crest Records.

Joseph C. Yates

As Governor, Yates sat for a portrait by John Vanderlyn, famed for his rendition of such eminent historical figures as George Washington, Aaron Burr, James Monroe, George Clinton, Andrew Jackson and Zachary Taylor.

Junius Brutus Stearns

Junius Brutus Stearns (born Lucius Sawyer Stearns) (1810, Arlington, VT — 1885, Brooklyn, NY ) was an American painter best known for his five part Washington Series (1847–1856).

Kenneth Jewett

Historical figures such as George Washington and Daniel Boone make an appearance alongside Robert Jewett and his family.

Kim Dingle

Her first solo exhibition, “Portraits from the Dingle Library”, combined images of her mother, Cram, with portraits of iconic figures like George Washington, Queen Elizabeth II and George Foreman.

Legion of the United States

The success of the legion is owed mostly to Major General Anthony Wayne, but also to George Washington and Henry Knox.

Louis Lebègue Duportail

Promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Royal Corps of Engineers, Duportail was secretly sent to America in March 1777 to serve in Washington's Continental Army under an agreement between Benjamin Franklin and the government of King Louis XVI of France.

Madam Brett Homestead

Revolutionary leaders such as George Washington, the Marquis de La Fayette, and Baron von Steuben are said to have been guests in the house.

Mara McAfee

Her early works included references to national heroes (George Washington, John F. Kennedy), boxers, burlesque dancers, business men, comic book characters, fashion models, and Keane waifs.

Morris–Jumel Mansion

Between September 14 and October 20, 1776, General George Washington used the mansion as his temporary headquarters after he and his army were forced to evacuate Brooklyn Heights following their loss to the British Army under the command of General William Howe in the Battle of Long Island.

National Register of Historic Places listings in Manassas, in Manassas Park, and in Prince William County, Virginia

It was the home of Mason Locke Weems (1759 – 1825), the first biographer of George Washington and the creator of the cherry tree story ("I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my little hatchet").

New York State Route 343

The highway helped General George Washington's troops during the American Revolutionary War and was also the main supply route to the hamlets of Payne's Corners (now Amenia), Washiac (now Wassaic) and Dover Plains.

Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Adelheid and Augustus had two daughters; Amalia, who was born in 1818 an later married Prince Otto of Bavaria, the elected King of Greece, and thus became Queen consort of Greece; and Frederica, who was born in 1820 and later married Maximilian Emanuel von Washington, the son of Jakob von Washington, a distant relative of the first President of the United States George Washington.

Queen Alliquippa

Alliquippa, her son Kanuksusy, and warriors from her band of Mingo Seneca traveled to Fort Necessity to assist George Washington but did not take an active part in the Battle of the Great Meadows on July 3–4, 1754.

Ringwood State Park

During the American Revolution, Robert Erskine managed ironmaking operations from Ringwood, and became George Washington's first geographer and Surveyor-General, producing maps for the Continental army; Washington visited the Manor House several times.

Robert Stobo

In order to ensure the compliance of the surrender terms agreed to by Major George Washington following the Battle of the Great Meadows, he and Captain Jacob Van Braam were left as prisoners-of-war on July 28, 1754 in the care of Captain Coulon de Villiers at Fort Duquesne until at such time they could be released in a prisoner exchange.

Royall Tyler

The play's first public showing was shortly after George Washington's inauguration and Washington and several members of the First Congress attended.

Saitō Chikudō

He knew the history of Western countries and was using Noah, the history of Babylonia, Alexander the Great, Aristotle, Napoleon and George Washington as poem themes.

Scrap Happy Daffy

Daffy is ready to call it quits (saying "What I'd give for a can of spinach now", a direct reference to Popeye whose theatrical cartoons are now owned by WB), but is encouraged by the ghosts of his 'ancestors' — ducks who landed on Plymouth Rock, who encamped at Valley Forge with George Washington, who explored with Daniel Boone, who sailed with John Paul Jones, and who stood in for Abraham Lincoln.

Spencer Myrick

He was elected the first member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from Frederick County, having held the seat that would later be occupied by first U.S. President George Washington.

St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia

The chiefs of eight American Indian tribes, who died from Yellow fever while visiting Philadelphia in 1793 to meet with President George Washington.

Sterling, Connecticut

Le Comte de Rochambeau, Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, marched through and camped in the town during the American Revolutionary War on his way from landing at Narragansett Bay to join George Washington's forces on the Hudson River in 1781.

Timothy Bedel

On December 11, 1779, General George Washington ordered Colonel Bedel to raise another regiment at Coos to help Colonel Moses Hazen and general Jacob Bayley in the construction of a possible invasion route to Canada and to conduct an investigation of misconduct and fraud against the Continental Army Quartermaster at Coos, New Hampshire.

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts

The Mansion and the surrounding Park were owned by a succession of wealthly families, including ancestors of George Washington.

Uriah Forrest

He also served as mayor of the Town of George, now Georgetown, in 1791 when George Washington met with local landowners at his home to negotiate purchase of the land needed to build the new capital city.

Warren Tavern

In the early years of the Warren Tavern it was frequented by many national heroes such as Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin and George Washington.

Washington Circle

A bronze equestrian statue, sculpted by Clark Mills and depicting George Washington riding his horse during the Battle of Princeton, was installed in the center of the circle on February 22, 1860.

Yawgoog Scout Reservation

Camp Sandy Beach campsites are named after famous Americans in history and include the following: Abe Lincoln, Audubon, Backwoods, Davy Crockett, Donald H. Cady, George Washington, Jim Bridger, Jim Bowie, James West, John Glenn, Kit Carson, Lewis & Clark, Neil Armstrong, Norman Rockwell, Richard Byrd, Silver Buffalo, and Teddy Roosevelt.

Yorktown campaign

These forces were first opposed weakly by Virginia militia, but General George Washington sent first the Marquis de Lafayette and then Anthony Wayne with Continental Army troops to oppose the raiding and economic havoc the British were wreaking.