George Washington

The First President, Commander-in-Chief, and Founding Father of the United States.

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Raise a glass to the Marquis de Lafayette, who #OnThisDay in 1778 swore an oath of allegiance to the United States in front of George Washington. During the American Revolution, Washington and Lafayette became like father and son.

Learn more: https://t.co/5rEvky15aK

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Join us for an enchanting evening at the Mount Vernon Masquerade on June 18th. ✨

Enjoy an open bar and cocktail buffet, exclusive private tours of the Mansion, 18th-century fortune telling, music, and dancing.

Learn more: https://t.co/2Q9aZ7Xs1G

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Happy Easter from The General 🇺🇸 https://t.co/jwbwsL3GTD

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Martha Washington's jewelry collection included several pieces featuring garnets, including this necklace she purchased from England in 1759.

See our Shop's modern interpretation of this necklace: https://t.co/EdeXTAljjc

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I pray for those in harm’s way. I pray for those who yearn for peace. I pray for hope and the wisdom of our leaders in a time of peril.

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Happy Friday! 🍂 How do the leaves look where you are?

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Happy #InternationalMuseumDay! DYK @MountVernon has approximately 9,500 objects in its museum collection, many of which you can view online? Explore the collection today at https://t.co/3hTTWgenIS, and tell us what some of your favorite Mount Vernon museum objects are! #IMD2021

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#OnThisDay (or possibly yesterday) in 1759, George and Martha Washington arrived at @MountVernon following their January wedding: https://t.co/rOmtwqmysn

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#OnThisDay in 1858, John Augustine Washington III agrees to sell @MountVernon to the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: https://t.co/CpRIsM7bRU

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The Washington family Bible, which contains a sheet of paper carefully inscribed with the date George Washington was born & when he was baptized, which was #OnThisDay in 1732. The Bible is in our Museum Collections, which you can explore at home at https://t.co/rYsQng1UFx

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Happy Easter from THE GENERAL 🙏🏻

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Discover the life of Penny, an enslaved child at @MountVernon, and the story of her family, including her 5 siblings and her parents, Priscilla & Joe: https://t.co/YTri27b5mh #WomensHistoryMonth

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Please help us to spread the word to save 857 Riverside Drive, a unique historic site connected with the Underground Railroad in Upper Manhattan! @hhtnyc @DyckmanFarm @WordUpBooks @UMEZ_DC @SchomburgCenter @CLOTH159 @urbanarchivenyc @NYPAProject @SistersUptown @sugarhillmuseum

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#OnThisDay in 1776, the British evacuated Boston after an eight-month siege. This was General Washington's first victory in the Revolutionary War: https://t.co/Ir9ImNwTgk

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#OnThisDay in 1758, George Washington visits Martha Dandridge Custis at her home for the first time: https://t.co/kjfk7phxXv

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#OnThisDay in 1797, George and Martha Washington leave Philadelphia one last time to sit under their own vine & fig tree for a much-anticipated retirement at @MountVernon.

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Doll, an enslaved cook, was 38 years old when she arrived with Martha Washington at @MountVernon in 1759. Learn more about her story in the first of our Women of Mount Vernon videos for #WomensHistoryMonth: https://t.co/q8yqFhFBTx

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#WomensHistoryMonth Eliza Bowen Jumel Burr (1775-1865) was a strong, self-made woman. Born into poverty, by the end of her life, Eliza was one of the wealthiest #women in #NYC through shrewd business dealings. Learn more abt #Eliza & other women at #MJM: https://t.co/Wd4xLHmofQ

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#OnThisDay at Mount Vernon in 1767, recorded by George Washington in his weather diary.