York’s rare wallpaper helps revive George Washington’s Mansion: 'It’s really incredible'
Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project ...
George Washington, a real estate investor and successful entrepreneur, knew the difference between running a business and running the government
The first president realized that working with Congress – not alone or against it – was the best way to actually create an ...
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George Washington: Boyhood at Mount Vernon & Rise to Greatness
The film recounts the early life of George Washington, highlighting his upbringing on a Virginia tobacco plantation. It ...
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York’s rare wallpaper helps revive George Washington’s Mansion: 'It’s really incredible'
YORK, Maine — The search for a rare 18th-century wallpaper has led the curation staff of George Washington’s historic Mount Vernon plantation to York, Maine. According to Mount Vernon Curator ...
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George Washington's personal library took a winding path before landing in Boston
A statue of President George Washington is on display on the fourth floor of the Boston Athenaeum. Washington owned the sprawling Mount Vernon plantation, and at the time of his death, 317 enslaved ...
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Glitz and history at the border: Laredo throws George Washington a party
LAREDO, Texas — George Washington started his annual procession ... club and sprawling gated subdivisions with names like Plantation and Alexander Estates. The festivities began in 1898 and ...
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From reverence to retail
Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the ... Washington was born Feb. 22, 1732, on Popes Creek Plantation near the Potomac River in Virginia. Technically, though ...
Boynton election: Polls close in Boynton Beach as voters decide on new mayor
BOYNTON BEACH — Polls have closed in Boynton Beach, the county's third biggest municipality, which is holding an election for ...
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How Presidents Day turned from reverence to retail
(AP) — Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the ... on Popes Creek Plantation near the Potomac River in Virginia. Technically, though, he was born Feb. 11 under ...