#OnThisDay in 1750, Martha Dandridge (19) married Daniel Parke Custis (38) at Chestnut Grove, her family home.

Together, the couple had four children; two of whom, Jacky and Patsy, survived infancy. ⁣

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#OnThisDay in 1866, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, the first national historic preservation organization in the United States, made the final payment of $7,843.40 to the heirs of John Augustine Washington III for the Mount Vernon estate.

Many of the enslaved people freed in George Washington’s will settled in free African American communities near Mount Vernon. Those owned by the Custis estate were dispersed to the homes of Martha Washington’s four grandchildren.

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In 1949, preservation staff removed a rat's nest from behind a wall in the Washingtons' bedchamber. ⁣The rat had collected materials from different eras, including a woman's shoe, rope, and a small scrap of white cotton dimity fabric used in the Washingtons' bed curtains. 🐀

Revolutionary War Weekend has begun! Witness military drills, visit with camp followers, and much more today and tomorrow: bit.ly/3UqxhWf

It's Revolutionary War Weekend here at Mount Vernon! 🇺🇸 🥁

Learn about Mount Vernon's Red Devon cattle. 🐂

#OnThisDay in 1789, George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States. ⁣In the first 100 days of his presidency, Washington's government did many things, including passing the Bill of Rights.

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This terracotta bust of George Washington was completed in 1785 by Jean-Antoine Houdon. ⁣Eleanor Parke Custis and her husband considered this bust 'the best representation of Gen. Washington's face they had ever seen.' ⁣

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Join us for our annual Revolutionary War Weekend, May 4-5. ⁣Witness military drills, tour military encampments, and walk through a replica of General Washington's War Tent, provided by the Museum of the American Revolution (Museum of the American Revolution). ⁣Learn more: bit.ly/4acocXX

While excavating in George Washington's cellar during Mansion Revitalization, Mount Vernon archaeologists discovered two intact sealed bottles containing cherries preserved within a liquid content.

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Learn about the upper garden.

Part 3: Watch our Mount Vernon carpenters prep the New Room as part of Mansion Revitalization.

The Mansion Revitalization project is fully underway. From now until July of this year, all rooms except for the New Room and Cellar are open to the public. ⁣
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Learn more about this ongoing project: bit.ly/491A51B

Learn about George Washington's Distillery.

Happy Eclipse Day from Mount Vernon! ☀️ 🌕

#SolarEclipse

This painting of Great Falls initially hung in the upstairs drawing room of the executive residence in Philadelphia. ⁣
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After George Washington retired from the presidency, it was placed in Mount Vernon's New Room.
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How do you think the view has changed?⁣

#OnThisDay in 1732, George Washington was baptized into the Anglican Church as an infant. ⁣
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Washington remained an Anglican throughout his life, serving as a vestryman at PohickEpiscopalChurch.
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Learn about the kitchen.

It's one of our favorite times year here at Mount Vernon. The lambs have arrived! 🐑

Come visit the newest additions to the estate in the paddock by the stables.