John: There have been many tales of Gen. Washington's physical strength. I will look into this. Jane. -----Original Message----- >From: Jon Kukla <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Oct 17, 2007 11:51 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [VA-HIST] Geo Washington and the Walnut > >In Colonial Williamsburg's film 'The Patriot' there is a scene in which >Geo Washington cracks a walnut with one hand in what the narrator calls a >"prodigious" demonstration of physical strength . . . >Does anyone know whether this incident is based on documented information, >and if so from whence has the story come to us? > > >-- >Jon Kukla Lillian Jane Steele