Woman honored for spotlighting history of slavery at Mount Vernon

Thousands of families and students on school field trips visit George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate this of time year, and many will go to the slave memorial. But until 1983, that burial site for ...
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Coinage as a storyteller: Mount Vernon ceremony introduces Revolutionary War-themed quarter

America's birthday party continues. The United States Mint on Monday unveiled a Revolutionary War-themed quarter at George ...
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George Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon reopens after two-year, $40M renovation

After two years of renovations, the first and second floors of George and Martha Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon have reopened to visitors. The $40 million preservation project at the first ...
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Arnold Schwarzenegger lays wreath at George Washington’s tomb at Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, Va. (DC News Now) — “America’s First Action Hero. Love, Arnold.” That was the message on the wreath that Arnold Schwarzenegger placed at the tomb of George Washington on July 4 when the ...