Face on U.S. Quarter Believed to Have Originated in Pittsville
His name is Drexel M. Truitt, born in 1888 in the Town of Pittsville. Truitt, who built a Hollywood acting career on his resemblance to Washington, is believed to have modeled for New York sculptor John Flanagan.
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Founding Father and first U.S. President George Washington has been known as the face of the quarter since it came to be in 1932. However, some neighbors in Pittsville believe that the "true" face on the quarter originated in their town.