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of an 1830 attempt to steal George Washington s skull from his tomb at Mount Vernon. It failed and prompted the construction of a new, more secure, burial vault which his remains reside in today.

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Fun Fact: of an 1830 attempt to steal George Washington’s skull from his tomb at Mount Vernon. It failed and prompted the construction of a new, more secure, burial vault which his remains reside in today.

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