Washington at the Plow: The Founding Father and the Question of Slavery
byBOOK REVIEW: Washington at the Plow: The Founding Father and the Question of Slavery by Bruce A. Ragsdale (Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021)…
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A Video Tour of Mount Vernon
byMount Vernon was George Washington’s lifetime project, from his inheritance of the property in the mid-1700s until his death in 1799. It was his prized…
A Donkey, A Suit, and a Quixote for George Washington
byAt the beginning of March 1777, Arthur Lee, a delegate to the United States Congress, urgently requested to meet with the Marquis de Grimaldi,…
Rockingham, Washington’s Headquarters, 1783
byGeorge Washington slept here. After the commander in chief was summoned to Princeton, New Jersey during the summer of 1783, and finding no rooms…
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The Mount Vernon Slave Who Made Good: The Mystery of William Costin
byWilliam “Will” Costin was found dead in his own bed on the morning of May 31, 1842. Washington City’s leading newspaper, the Daily National…
Supporting American Revolution History
byRestrictions on travel and gather due to the coronavirus pandemic have had a significant impact on historic sites and institutions dedicated to the American…
Catharine Macaulay’s Difficult Years, 1778–1787
byBetween 1775 and 1784 Catharine Macaulay’s social and personal life was one traumatic event after another. She accepted the invitation from Rev. Dr. James…
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Major Lawrence Washington of Mount Vernon
byMuch has been written about George Washington’s lack of formal education and his eager grasp of learning from other men, especially those of status…
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Mount Vernon During the American Revolution
byOn June 18, 1775, soon after learning that he had been chosen to lead the Continental Army, George Washington sat down to write a…
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The Marquis de Lafayette, European Friend of the American Revolution
byMount Vernon is proud to serve as the 2015 conference host and co-sponsor for the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR)’s Annual Conference on…
George Washington’s Yorktown: From Mount Vernon to Victory
byThe Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, home of the George Washington Leadership Institute, is proud to host George…
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George Washington’s Mount Vernon: A Landscape for the New Cincinnatus
byWhen George Washington returned to Mount Vernon in the last days of 1783, he became the new Cincinnatus. Roman senators in the fifth-century B.C….
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William Lee & Oney Judge: A Look at George Washington & Slavery
byGeorge Washington was a slave owner for his entire life, a fact that surprises many of his fellow citizens more than 200 years after…
How Lund Washington Saved Mount Vernon
byThe inhabitants of Alexandria, Virginia, awoke on April 11, 1781 to a disturbing sight. A flotilla of enemy ships that had spent the last…
Washington: Father of Two Scoops
byHe may have beaten the British, but by the time George Washington became president, his sweet tooth (singular tooth)[i] for tasty desserts had not…
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Spring Break Road Trip – Day 4 (MD, VA)
byAfter an early morning drive-by of multiple Maryland monuments and historical sites, we focused our attention on Virginia. Whoever said doing Mount Vernon and…