Contrary to popular belief, George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter. He was one of the greatest inventors in American history, discovering over 300 hundred uses for peanuts including chili sauce, shampoo, shaving cream and glue.

Today, Carver is credited with saving the agricultural economy of the rural South. From his work at Tuskegee, Carver developed approximately 300 products made from peanuts; these included: flour, paste, insulation, paper, wall board, wood stains, soap, shaving cream and skin lotion.

The Incredible Accomplishments & Inventions of George Washington Carver

• Pioneering Crop Rotation.
• Inventing 300 Uses for Peanuts.
• Becoming the “Peanut Man”
• A Respected Counsel Among History’s Great Names.
• Service Above All.

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President George Washington had no direct descendants, and his wife Martha Custis was a widow when they married, but he adopted Martha’s grandchildren — “Wash” and his sister “Nellie” — and raised them on his Mount Vernon estate.

Fielding Lewis, born on July 7, 1725, was a colonel in the American Revolution and the brother-in-law and second cousin of George Washington through their common great-grandfather, Augustine Warner II.

Through her Virginia ancestry, Queen Elizabeth II and her descendants are related to George Washington, with Augustine Warner Jr. and his wife Mildred Reade having been their common ancestors.

An initially loyal British subject, Washington eventually led the Continental Army in the American Revolution and became the new nation’s first president. He is often referred to as the father of the United States.