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Young George Washington did not throw a dollar across the Potomac River. There were no silver dollars in existence during George's childhood.

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10y ago

That is just a made up story, silver dollars weren't invented at that time!

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12y ago

Well, originally the myth was that he threw a dollar across the Potomac river, but according to experts, this was not proven true.

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11y ago

Actually, I thought it was the Potomac River. He crossed the Delaware River just above Trenton, NJ to defeat the British

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12y ago

To get to the other side

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11y ago

His wooden teeth.

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15y ago

Fable---never, never happened.

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