This figure allegedly knelt and prayed before spring battles while encamped at the ironworks of Isaac Potts. This hero supposedly hurled a silver dollar across a mile-long river, but his nephew contends that this man actually threw a piece of slate across the Rappahannock. According to Parson (*) Weems, he wreaked havoc with his new hatchet, after which he declared, "I cannot tell a lie." He did try hippopotamus ivory, but contrary to myth, this 
This figure allegedly knelt and prayed before spring battles while encamped at the ironworks of Isaac Potts. This hero supposedly hurled a silver dollar across a mile-long river, but his nephew contends that this man actually threw a piece of slate across the Rappahannock. According to Parson (*) Weems, he wreaked havoc with his new hatchet, after which he declared, "I cannot tell a lie." He did try hippopotamus ivory, but contrary to myth, this figure did not have wooden teeth, and he never chopped down his father's cherry tree. For 10 points, name this hero who served as the first president of the United States.
This figure allegedly knelt and prayed before spring battles while encamped at the ironworks of Isaac Potts.
George Washington