Rare 240-year-old George Washington war letter comes up for sale
On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, Connecticut, burning houses and barns and destroying stores of shoes, ...
York’s rare wallpaper helps revive George Washington’s Mansion: 'It’s really incredible'
Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project.
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The Painful History Of George Washington’s Teeth — And The Gruesome Truth Behind Them
From there, George Washington’s teeth got even worse ... Sometimes, Washington even tried using his old teeth in his dentures. “In a drawer in the Locker of the Desk which stands in my ...
George Washington Bridge restoration reaches major milestone in $2 billion project
The $2 billion project to restore the George Washington Bridge reached a milestone as the last vertical steel suspension rope ...
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Glitz and history at the border: Laredo throws George Washington a party
LAREDO, Texas — George Washington started his annual procession to the border just after dawn Saturday, a coterie of children in colonial dress alongside him under the oaks of the red-brick ...
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Rare 240-year-old George Washington war letter comes up for sale
George Washington, who had been leading the battle ... The letter, more than 240 years old, is written on both sides of a single sheet of paper roughly 8 by 12 inches. It is stained and discolored ...