good one thanks for sharing and I've noticed that many of these catchphrases/themes can be found throughout history & documented on some great websites. one example;
George Washington actually had a company that would 'drain swamps'🕵️
you're welcome, love sharing this site! it's been so helpful. I use it as another search engine/lots of Q references. example; search 'seventeen' how many coincidences...
"Washington mastered seventeen of the problems provided in the text, presumably ones chosen by his tutor. In 1747, within a year or two of completing the problems, Washington executed his first practice surveys, and in 1749 he secured the lucrative office of county surveyor in Culpeper County, Virginia. Even after years of experience in the field as a surveyor, Washington appears to have continued to draw on Leybourn’s text as a reference. The circa 1764 “List of Books at Mount Vernon” includes “Leybourn’s Surveying” with a notation indicating that it had been borrowed from his neighbor, George William Fairfax (1724-1787)."
"Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22 opened a replica Lodge room to display original Washington artifacts. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman, who was also a past Grand Master of Missouri, dedicated the massive 17-foot bronze statue of George Washington that greets people when they enter the Memorial."
good one thanks for sharing and I've noticed that many of these catchphrases/themes can be found throughout history & documented on some great websites. one example;
George Washington actually had a company that would 'drain swamps'🕵️
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/dismal-swamp-company/
Amazing nugget especially for those of us who don't know the geography. Thanks mate
you're welcome, love sharing this site! it's been so helpful. I use it as another search engine/lots of Q references. example; search 'seventeen' how many coincidences...
"Washington mastered seventeen of the problems provided in the text, presumably ones chosen by his tutor. In 1747, within a year or two of completing the problems, Washington executed his first practice surveys, and in 1749 he secured the lucrative office of county surveyor in Culpeper County, Virginia. Even after years of experience in the field as a surveyor, Washington appears to have continued to draw on Leybourn’s text as a reference. The circa 1764 “List of Books at Mount Vernon” includes “Leybourn’s Surveying” with a notation indicating that it had been borrowed from his neighbor, George William Fairfax (1724-1787)."
"Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22 opened a replica Lodge room to display original Washington artifacts. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman, who was also a past Grand Master of Missouri, dedicated the massive 17-foot bronze statue of George Washington that greets people when they enter the Memorial."