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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.

Monday - 04/16/2012, 11:10pm EDT

Tags: George Washington, Peter Westmacott, National Army Museum

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.

Tuesday - 04/03/2012, 07:25am EDT

Tags: Bel Air mansion, Kathy Stewart, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Dale City

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.

Wednesday - 03/28/2012, 12:21pm EDT

Tags: George Washington, Mount Vernon, Scotch whiskey

The original Ben & Jerry's courtesy of George Washington

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

Monday - 02/20/2012, 11:19am EST

Tags: George Washington, ice cream, Mount Vernon

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