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George Washington’s Natural Hair Color Was Reddish
Although famous portraits often show George Washington with white hair, his natural hair color was actually a reddish-brown hue. Paintings of a youthful Washington, such as those by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris and John C. McRae, depict the first U.S. President with darker, reddish-brown hair. Interestingly, a locket at Washington’s Mount Vernon estate contains a…