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A new exhibit at President George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon will open to the public on Juneteenth, and it explores ...
The exhibit shares the names and stories of people who Washington enslaved into various jobs across his farms.
The names of people who were enslaved on George’s Washington’s Mount Vernon estate are inscribed on the walls of what was their home: Tom Nokes. Vina. Barbara. Their names are grouped together by ...
George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...
Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th ... In February, the wallpaper was sent from York to a company in New York to be reproduced for the Mount Vernon restoration.
Mount Vernon is about 20 miles south of Washington. The original house was a modest structure built for Washington’s father in 1734. George Washington inherited it in 1761 and expanded it ...