Is it true that George Washington could have been 6'4" tall?

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Is it true that George Washington could have been 6'4" tall?

2006-12-27 01:49:13 · 5 answers · asked by zebbie g 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

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It's not possible to know exactly how tall he was - all sources agree that he was at least six feet tall. Read this:
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu/project/faq/index.html

2006-12-27 01:59:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

Yes. The myth that people were shorter then is not true. Orders for Rev War uniforms survive, the average height was 6'1".

2006-12-27 10:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by sudonym x 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

He could have been but he never took his vitamins

2006-12-27 09:50:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋

yes and he had wooden teeth and wore a wig

2006-12-27 09:51:24 · answer #4 · answered by curious_One 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋

Yep; but he smoked when he was a kid.

2006-12-27 09:57:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋