Artifact Belonging To President George Washington Discovered In Thrift Store

An artifact belonging to President George Washington was discovered at a Goodwill.

The artifact was a cutout piece of a tent that belonged to Washington.

The discovery was made by collector Richard Moore, who purchased the artifact off of Goodwill’s auction site.

The piece of Washington’s tent was auctioned with a note that read “a piece of George Washington tent, from the history building at Jamestown exposition 1907 property of John Burns Dec 23rd 07.”

The historic artifact is now on display at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

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Here’s what Fox News reported:

An artifact that originally belonged to President George Washington recently landed in the hands of a Virginia history enthusiast – and then a museum – all thanks to Goodwill.

The piece is currently on display in the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Collector Richard “Dana” Moore stumbled across the artifact – which is a six-inch-long piece of linen fabric from Washington’s dining marquee, or tent – on Goodwill’s auction site.

The fabric was auctioned off with a note that read: “a piece of George Washingtons tent, from the history building at Jamestown exposition 1907 property of John Burns Dec 23rd 07.”

While most of Moore’s collection is made up of Civil War artifacts, he has also accumulated pieces from the American Revolution and the War of 1812 over the years through metal detecting. During an interview with Fox News Digital, the history buff said that he thought the piece “couldn’t be real” at first.

RARE FIND: History buff stumbles across a piece of fabric that originally belonged to George Washington. How he found this prized possession and where you can see it now at the link: https://t.co/kNkePieutW pic.twitter.com/BfPPLoXI8t

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Per The New York Post:

An artifact that originally belonged to President George Washington recently landed in the hands of a Virginia history enthusiast – and then a museum – all thanks to Goodwill.

The piece is currently on display in the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

Collector Richard “Dana” Moore stumbled across the artifact – which is a six-inch-long piece of linen fabric from Washington’s dining marquee, or tent – on Goodwill’s auction site.

The fabric was auctioned off with a note that read: “a piece of George Washingtons tent, from the history building at Jamestown exposition 1907 property of John Burns Dec 23rd 07.”

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While most of Moore’s collection is made up of Civil War artifacts, he has also accumulated pieces from the American Revolution and the War of 1812 over the years through metal detecting.