George Washington Facts – 115 Interesting Facts About George Washington

Interesting Facts About George Washington

George Washington was a ginger.

Washington at the age of 26, married to Martha Dandridge, a widow who already had two children, Jacky and Patsy.

Washington gave unusual names to his pet hound dogs such as Truelove, Sweet Lips, Tartar. They were very dear to him and were treated like family members.

George Washington has never chopped a cherry tree. The myth was created by Parson Weems, the author of the Life of Washington.

George Washington didn’t have a middle name.

When George Washington was elected president, no one knew what to call him, because no other nation had ever elected a president.

Washington was in love with Sally Fairfax, his best friend’s wife before he married Martha.

George Washington selected the site for the White House in 1791.

George Washington owned a distillery of whiskey at Mount Vernon, it was set up in 1798.

George Washington died in 1799 at the age of 67.