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Not time travel: Washington victorious again!

The results of a recent competition at the National Army Museum in the U.K. show the surveyor from Virginia is his former colonial master's "Greatest Enemy Commander." He beat out Irish nationalist Michael Collins with twice as many votes, as well as Napoleon Bonaparte, Erwin "Desert Fox" Rommel and founder of the Republic of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

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Mansion G.W. and Jefferson visited up for auction

The Bel Air Mansion is the oldest house in Prince William County, and it's going on the auction block on April 18.

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Scottish distillers fill barrels at Mount Vernon

Master distillers from Scotland are wrapping up a three-day visit to George Washington's Mount Vernon estate to whip up a special batch of Scotch whiskey.

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The original Ben & Jerry's courtesy of George Washington

President Washington used to cut the ice for his recipe from the frozen Potomac River.

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Kitchen takes spotlight at Mount Vernon

Tags: Mount Vernon, George Washington, Martha Washington

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