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kwassa

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19. Yes, it is Titusville.

Mon May 1, 2017, 02:25 PM

May 2017

I have relatives in the area. Washington's Crossing is the little town across the river, which you can see in the background of this photo.

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Newly discovered rare photo of George Washington crossing [View all] Lint Head May 2017 OP

Old George got around... Wounded Bear May 2017 #1

Wow. I thought they only had B&W photos in his day. JenniferJuniper May 2017 #2

Hollywood colorized it (n/t) PJMcK May 2017 #26

The photos were color SchrodingersCatbox May 2017 #41

Further explanation central scrutinizer May 2017 #43

Fake. Where's Fred Douglass? NT mahatmakanejeeves May 2017 #3

Donald Trump's history is almost as good as Sarah Palin's. Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #4

Oh for the days when we could joke about idiots NOT getting into the White House. progressoid May 2017 #6

Now known as the good old days. n/t GallopingGhost May 2017 #8

Is that Fryer Tuck with the staff wearing a pussy hat? Sancho May 2017 #5

It's Mrs. Tuck. Lint Head May 2017 #37

Washington isn't wearing an GallopingGhost May 2017 #7

I am waiting for the video. nevergiveup May 2017 #9

I think I might have spotted the flaw in this account. Ron Obvious May 2017 #10

Nah, I've been to that re-enactment .... kwassa May 2017 #11

because onethatcares May 2017 #16

I went to that once! In 1977, when I was living in Vermont (I usually live in CA), deurbano May 2017 #18

Yes, it is Titusville. kwassa May 2017 #19

Or jet skis. louis-t May 2017 #21

One year (68?) Washington did not cross the Delaware crazycatlady May 2017 #42

The pole bearer & the center flag commemorate the Bowling Green Massacre. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #12

Did this happen before or after the Bowling Green massacre? brooklynite May 2017 #13

Send it to Donald. We'll probably hear about it in tomorrow AM's tweetstorm crazylikafox May 2017 #14

Didn't Andrew Jackson write the Declaration of Independence the very next day? Mountain Mule May 2017 #15

It wasn't ol' Red PJMcK May 2017 #28

I think I see Andrew Jackson and Abe Lincoln on that boat! Ilsa May 2017 #17

Trump may soon claim he was on that boat too. Dementia is progressive. L. Coyote May 2017 #20

Thanks! I forgot to mention that. Lint Head May 2017 #33

Finally, proof that George Washington was well endowed. Kaleva May 2017 #22

Fox News says it's proof that George leaned right underpants May 2017 #29

He wanted to check the depth of the river personally. Lint Head May 2017 #36

That's a gun in his pocket. n/t rzemanfl May 2017 #40

Where you get your history from Donald Trump... Historic NY May 2017 #23

Spoleto is wondeful. aikoaiko May 2017 #24

Everything about Charleston is wonderful LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2017 #50

He could see Putin's House from his boat! klook May 2017 #25

They're going to Bowling Green next. Never remember. nt LaydeeBug May 2017 #27

That image of Bowling Green and all those people never haunts me. Lint Head May 2017 #35

Hear a Survivor Speak: LaydeeBug May 2017 #38

American History according to Butternut Bigot liberal N proud May 2017 #30

Butternut Bigot! Love it. Lint Head May 2017 #34

Maybe the re-enectors are just completing their Trump University Am. History PhD thesis n/t MrPurple May 2017 #31

Is that a Viking at the bow of the boat? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2017 #32

That explains why they could wear red hats without fear of being mistaken for the rzemanfl May 2017 #39

Wasn't he also at the Alamo? boston bean May 2017 #44

You're right! But I think all the photographs were confiscated by the German army. Lint Head May 2017 #45

That was the Colorado River. Geese. Let's get our facts right. Stinky The Clown May 2017 #46

He is trying to sound smart. Demtexan May 2017 #47

As reenacted in North Korea: dalton99a May 2017 #48

I am pretty sure that was immediately after the bowling Green massacre AgadorSparticus May 2017 #49

Bullshit, fake photo Throck May 2017 #51

HA!!!! UncleTomsEvilBrother May 2017 #52

Ha! Lint Head May 2017 #53

Hey! We're going to the Spoleto Festival this year. Maybe we'll see old George! mnhtnbb May 2017 #54

Thanks! I love seeing this. I was born and raised in South Carolina. Lint Head May 2017 #55