Washington Travels

After a lovely Ciao 60 holiday, returning to life here means returning to the past and my writing of historical novels. So in an attempt to reconcile travel with history, I want to chat about Where is George. As in George Washingtons. Plural. The money.

Every now and then a one dollar bill comes into my hands that has been stamped with a mark, and an accompanying website URL. That mark tells me I can track where the dollar bill traveled. All I do is log on to WhereIsGeorge.com, type in the serial number of the bill, and read on about where the bill has been. Users add their location to a list for that particular bill, and the miles add up. Not always do users hop on to the website, so it’s likely a bill could travel in between without it being documented.

Recently, a weathered bill came to me. I was certain it traveled far. I was mistaken. For the images of the bill herein, this is where it went: It had traveled for 220 days. 575 miles. It had 2 entries. Mine here in Richmond, and the bill originated in Island Pond, VT.

So why do I do this? Because I think it’s fun. I’ve only played along two or three times before. The guy who logged in at Island Pond? He has stamped and entered 129,225 bills so far. And I thought I had a history problem…

Have you ever found a $1 bill for WhereIsGeorge.com?