![]() ![]() But for all his fame, George Washington has been mythologized so thoroughly that we hardly see his humanity, his flaws and passions we only see his god-like reign in the American Revolution and as first President of the United States, his inability to tell a lie, his horrific dental problems and still more horrific dentures, and something to do with a cherry tree. The majestic view of the Potomac from his luxurious piazza remains nearly unchanged, and even his bedroom where he died in 1799 is untouched, forever holding the ghost of the man who is perhaps one of the most famous American historical figures of all time. The mansion still stands exactly as George left it the outbuildings with his stables, overseer's quarters, slaves' cabins, meat drying hut, blacksmith hut, all preserved as he would have known them. ![]() It was beautiful, elegant in its simplicity and cunning in its attempts to appear richer than it really was. I recently visited Mount Vernon, George Washington's prized estate and residence in Northern Virginia. ![]()
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