Despite fastidiously brushing his teeth with tooth powder, scraping his tongue of bacteria, and using mouthwash, George Washington lost his first tooth at age 24 and was wearing a full set of dentures …

What were Washington’s dentures made of? There are four dentures belonging to George Washington preserved in museum collections. The only surviving complete set is on display at Mount Vernon, …

Next to the Cherry Tree legend, the story that George Washington wore wooden dentures arguably remains the most widespread and enduring myth about Washington's personal life.

The only complete set of Washington's dentures that still survives is preserved by George Washington's Mount Vernon and is made of animal and human teeth, lead, and ivory.

George Washington experienced problems with his teeth throughout his adult life. Although he regularly used dental powders and a toothbrush similar to our own, his tooth loss persisted. For a person as …

Tobias Lear, Washington’s secretary, sent for George Rawlins, an overseer at Mount Vernon, who at the request of George Washington bled him. Lear also sent to Alexandria for Dr. James Craik, the family …

With the war now at an end, General George Washington surrendered his commission to Congress in Annapolis, Maryland. Washington's actions reaffirmed his core belief that the military was …

Jan 4, 2002 · We know that George Washington participated in one purchase of teeth from unidentified enslaved persons at Mount Vernon. A record of this transaction is entered twice in George …

Some of the most commonly known "facts" about George Washington are simply not true. Go beyond the mythology and find out how much you don't know about the man.

George Washington made provisions to free all of the enslaved people he directly owned in his will. Washington’s attitude toward slavery gradually changed as he grew older and especially as he …