Mount Vernon
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Mount Vernon is the historic home of America’s first president, George Washington. It is located in Northern Virginia.
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Mount Vernon was honored to welcome His Royal Highness, the Duke of Edinburgh, to Mount Vernon yesterday. The visit marked his return to the estate, having previously visited in 2001 as the Earl of Wessex. The Duke visited the new Education Center and met with volunteers, toured the Mansion and Revolutionary War Encampment, laid a wreath at Washington’s Tomb, and viewed selected items at the Washington Library. British royal visits to George Washington’s home date to 1860, when the future King Edward VII came to pay his respects. Generations of royal visitors have followed – learn more about this special relationship here:
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As George Washington’s first profession, surveying provided a clear path to social advancement. The skills he gained would prove useful throughout his life, as a military officer and an ambitious farmer. The Young Washington film shows this part of Washington's story. We invite you to visit Mount Vernon to see the tools he used to map the frontier in our Education Center! Learn more about Washington's surveying:
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Doll was thirty-eight years old when she arrived at Mount Vernon in 1759. She and her children were among the more than 80 enslaved people whom Martha Dandridge Custis brought to her marriage to George Washington, as part of her “dower” or widow’s share of her first husband’s estate. As the estate’s cook for many years, Doll worked long hours in the kitchen preparing the hoecakes, smoked hams, and other Washington family favorites. She also was skilled at preserving cherries and other berries for future use. During our cellar renovation, we found storage pits of bottles still filled with fruit! Read more about the discovery:
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Why was George Washington “the indispensable man” of the American Revolution? Ken Burns discusses the leadership, character, and steady resolve that made Washington essential to America’s fight for independence. 🇺🇸 Don’t miss Ken Burns' new documentary, "The American Revolution," premiering on PBS tonight at 8 p.m. ET (check local listings). 📺 #AmericanRevolutionPBS
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#ThisWeekinHistory Congress declared the United States independent from Great Britain, forever changing the course of history. George Washington ordered the Declaration read to his troops in New York. The news electrified the city as soldiers and civilians toppled the gilded equestrian statue of King George III, later melting it down to make musket balls for the Continental Army.
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