
Washington's Wooden Teeth
Were George Washington's dentures really made of wood? Despite his legendary physical strength and iron constitution, his failing teeth were a source of regular suffering throughout his entire life.
Few figures in American history are surrounded by more well-intended mythology than George Washington. Throughout much of his adult life, many sought to perfect the image of the Father of our Nation, and after his death, others sought to deify the man.
Did the man whose portrait is on the one dollar bill ever tell a lie? Were his teeth really made of wood? Did George Washington actually throw a silver dollar across the Potomac River? And where’s that cherry tree that he reportedly cut down as a youth?
Were George Washington's dentures really made of wood? Despite his legendary physical strength and iron constitution, his failing teeth were a source of regular suffering throughout his entire life.
The cherry tree myth is the most well-known and longest enduring legend about George Washington.
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.
Given his oft-mythologized life, it is perhaps not surprising that George Washington has been the subject of numerous ghost stories.