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  2. Mount Vernon - Wikipedia

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    Mount Vernon with the Washington family on the terrace, a 1796 portrait by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Lawrence died in 1752, and his will stipulated that his widow should own a life estate in Mount Vernon, the remainder interest falling to his half-brother George; George Washington was already living at Mount Vernon and probably managing the ...

  3. Mount Vernon Mansion replicas - Wikipedia

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    Mount Vernon Mansion replicas are faithful copies or buildings inspired by Mount Vernon, the mansion of U.S. President George Washington in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Such buildings usually feature Mount Vernon's iconic piazza but might also copy its cupola, distinct dimensions, red-white-and-green color scheme, asymmetrical ...

  4. Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington

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    This collection also contains 103 books that once were part of Washington's collection in his home at Mount Vernon. [2] The books are only a small portion of Washington's 900-title and 1,200-volume collection. [2] The rest of this large collection was given to family members or sold in 1848 to bookseller Henry Stevens. [2]

  5. Dallas' 'Mount Vernon' is a $29.5 Million Replica of George ...

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  6. List of residences of presidents of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Mount Vernon, George Washington's Fairfax County, Virginia plantation home Peacefield, the home of John Adams and John Quincy Adams in Quincy, Massachusetts Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's Albemarle County, Virginia plantation home; appears on the back of the U.S. nickel Montpelier, James Madison's Orange County, Virginia plantation home Lincoln Home, Abraham Lincoln's Springfield, Illinois ...

  7. 35 bottles from the 18th century filled with cherries ... - AOL

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    Archeologists excavating George Washington’s Mount Vernon home recently discovered 35 glass bottles containing cherries and berries.

  8. Hercules Posey - Wikipedia

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    Hercules Posey (c. 1748 – May 15, 1812) was a slave owned by George Washington, at his plantation Mount Vernon in Virginia. "Uncle Harkless," as he was called by George Washington Parke Custis, served as chief cook at the Mansion House for many years.

  9. No lie: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed ...

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    George Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story to the contrary, but he did pack away quite a few bottles of the fruit at his Mount Vernon home. Dozens of bottles of ...

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