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Tag Archives: Mount Vernon
George Washington: Disposing of Stuff
The Retired General George Washington (who preferred his military title of “General” once retired from the Presidency) was only 67 when he died in December, 1799 – a couple of weeks before the turn of the nineteenth century. No doubt … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Bushrod Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Martha Washington, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington nephew Bushrod, George Washington nephews, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington relations, George Washington step-grandchildren, history, Martha Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Mt. Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, US history, US Presidents
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George Washington’s Birthplace: Pope’s Creek
Spoiler Alert: This site is a re-creation. Nevertheless… The Land Itself… Pope’s Creek, a beautifully situated tributary of the Potomac River in a still-rural and sparsely populated area of Westmoreland County, in Virginia’s Northern Neck, had been in the Washington … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Augustine Washington Jr., Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferry Farm, George Washington, George Washington as surveyor, George Washington Birthplace, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington's father Augustine, George Washington's forebears, history, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Lawrence Washington, Little Hunting Creek, Mary Ball Washington, Mount Vernon, Pope's Creek VA, Presidential history, US history
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Burying James Monroe – Again
A quarter century after James Monroe died, he was buried. Again. James Monroe, Virginian Like his close friends and Revolutionary companions Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, James Monroe (1758-1831) had strong ties to Virginia. Monroe could arguably considered the one … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, Thomas Jefferson
Tagged American history, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, history, Hollywood Cemetery, James Madison, James Monroe, Maria Hester Monroe, MOnticello, Montpelier, Mount Vernon, President James Monroe, Presidential history, Samuel Gouverueur, Thomas Jefferson, US history, Virginia's Presidents
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George Washington Revered and Reviled
Harry Truman probably said it best. “If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.” The Thick Hide It is a part of human nature to be sensitive to criticism. Those who achieve celebrity, whether it be political … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, George Washington, John Adams
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, American history, Benjamin Franklin Bache, criticism of George Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Charles Lee, General George Washington, George Washington, history, John Adams, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, US history
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George Washington and the Presidential Salary
George Washington was not born to wealth. GW: The Gentry Background George Washington (1732-99) was born to a solid middle class gentry family. His father, Augustine Washington, had been married previously, fathered two sons and a daughter, was widowed, and … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Colonial history, Daniel Parke Custis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, history, Martha Dandridge, Martha Dandridge Custis, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential entertaining, presidential expenses, Presidential history, Presidential salaries, US history
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George Washington and The Royal Gift
George Washington’s heart was never far from his beloved plantation GW: Planter George Washington made his considerable mark and everlasting fame as a soldier, but his dearest love was Mount Vernon, his Northern Virginia plantation, situated just a stone’s throw … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, George Washington as planter, George Washington mule breeder, George Washington's donkey Royal Gift, George Washington's plantation, history, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon plantation history, mules at Mount Vernon, Presidential history, Royal Gift, The Marquis de Lafayette, US history
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Martha Washington’s Agony: Patsy Custis
When Martha Dandridge Custis married George Washington, she had two little children, ages four and two. George Washington, Stepfather Martha Dandridge had married Daniel Custis when she was eighteen. Eight years later, he died, leaving his widow with a vast … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Eleanor Calvert, Eleanor Calvert Custis, Eleanor Calvert Custis Stuart, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, history, Jack Custis, Martha Custis Washington, Martha Parke Custis, MArtha Washington, Mount Vernon, Patsy Custis, Patsy Custis epilepsy, Patsy Parke Custis, Presidential history, treatment of epilepsy in Colonial times, US history, Washington's stepdaughter, Washington's stepson
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The Death of George Washington
George Washington died in late 1799, two months shy of his 68th birthday. The Health of George Washington Anyone who had seen George Washington a few weeks before his death would have remarked how well the General looked. They would … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Dr. James Craik, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George Washington, George Washington, history, Lighthorse Harry Lee, Mount Vernon, PResident George Washington, Presidential history, Revolutionary War history, Tobias Lear, US history, Washington friend James Craik, Washington physician James Craik
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Saving Mount Vernon for the Ages
Sometimes when men can’t do it, women can. Mount Vernon When George Washington died in 1799, he willed his great estate to Martha, his widow, for the remainder of her life, which was not that long. She died in early … Continue reading
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Tagged American historical places, American history, Ann Pamela Cunningham, Bushrod Washington, Feather Schwartz Foster, George Washington, George Washington Parke Custis, George Washington's nephew Bushrod Washington, history, John Augustine Washington, Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon Ladies Association, Mt. Vernon, Presidential history, Purchasing Mount Vernon, US history
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