224 years ago today, George Washington took his final breath, following an illness he contracted after being outdoors in the rain. The nation’s first president, a Virginian, died at his Mount Vernon estate on Dec. 14 around 10 p.m. According to the Library of Congress, the leader’s last words reportedly were: “I feel myself going. I thank you for your attentions; but I pray you to take no more trouble about me. Let me go off quietly. I cannot last long.” Washington was originally buried in the tomb pictured, and reinterred in 1831 to his final resting place. Both locations were on is property at Mount Vernon. 📸: Johnson, N. G, photographer/Library of Congress #history #vahistory #virginiahistory #historytidbit #ushistory