When I first learned about George Washington crossing the Delaware, I thought that "delaware" was a word for a body of water somewhat bigger than a stream, but smaller than a river.
A childhood belief about places

others believed things like this
- I used to believe that the lower level of the George Washington Bridge in NYC was named Martha Washington— Shayne
- When I was liitle I used to think that God looked like george WashingtonAnon
- Good looked exactly like George Washington.
I have no idea where I got this.— Leen - I used to believe that George Washington died and turned into a bridge.— lara dean
- When I was little I thought that Washington( D.C. )was in Washington state. Anon
- I learned in the first grade that the Sun was a star just like all the other stars, only it was MUCH bigger.— Geoff