He may have lived in nearby Mount Vernon, but George Washington sure did love to spend time in Alexandria, Va., where we're staying tonight. Back when he made his living as a surveyor, Washington planned the layout of most of the roads in town. During the Revolutionary War and during his Presidency, he never forgot his homies back in Alexandria. In retirement he maintained a second residence there. In fact, Washington celebrated his 66th and 67th birthdays with wife Martha down the street from his Alexandria town house at Gadsby's Tavern, which to this day is a restaurant and a museum. This dopey painting hangs in the restaurant, over the staircase on the way to the rest rooms.
Here's the Wikipedia entry on the guy. He was really something.
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