George Washington Facts – 115 Interesting Facts About George Washington

Facts about George Washington

George Washington was not a very religious man.

Japanese Shinto priests in Hawaii worship George Washington was a God.

George Washington never shook hands with people.

The US Congress voted to pay $25,000 per year to George Washington. He declined since he valued his image as a selfless public servant but ultimately accepted to avoid a precedent where the presidency would be perceived as limited only to wealthy individuals who could serve without pay.

George Washington said he’d never set foot in London again, so when Virginia gifted a statue of the president to Great Britain they also sent dirt from Virginia to put under the statue.