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NegativeAcquiescence 18 points ago +18 / -0

God I wish I could meet him. Probably only second behind Jesus Christ.

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KarenKarenKaren 13 points ago +13 / -0

You can get a sense of his personality if you read his code of civility and manners

http://www.foundationsmag.com/civility.html

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JesusWept 3 points ago +3 / -0

To get to know the man and what was so great about him, read the biography titled The Indispensable Man by T.J. Flexnor.

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BloodElfSupporter 6 points ago +7 / -1

I heard that Washington was 6’3”?

Really tall for a man even in today’s standards

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GoldwaterVoter 7 points ago +7 / -0

I remember being told he was 6' 4" by a docent at his temporary HQ house on Lewis Lane in Whitpain Township, PA, where he stayed just after the Battle of Germantown.

We lived a mile away for 25 years and the owners opened the house for tours every few years.

525 Lewis Lane:

https://www.realtor.com/news/unique-homes/george-washington-10-properties-associated-with-the-founding-father/

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BloodElfSupporter 3 points ago +4 / -1

Wow, that is really cool! Thanks for sharing! Hoping to visit one day

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GoldwaterVoter 4 points ago +4 / -0

Don't forget Valley Forge park, also Brandywine Battlefield park in Chadd's Ford, PA. Nearby are Longwood Gardens and Winterthur, both fantastic places to visit !!

The Battle of Brandywine was the largest single day engagement of the American Revolution where nearly 30,000 soldiers ...

http://brandywinebattlefield.org/

https://longwoodgardens.org/

http://www.winterthur.org/

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TaxDollarsHardAtWork 4 points ago +4 / -0

I heard, mutherfucker had, like, 30 God-damned dicks…

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Bullmoose 2 points ago +2 / -0

And this is why I love TD. Opponents beware...