Virginia

Blacksmith at Mt. Vernon

January 30, 2012

Over several years of excavation the site of the original Blacksmith Shop was unearthed at Mt. Vernon and as of 2009 a working blacksmith shop is now in operation.  The Mt. Vernon accounts list several transactions related to the smithy, including making horseshoes, plows, axes, keys, gun repair, etc.  Today all of the forge items [...]

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Washington, the President

February 4, 2011

On February 4, the first Electoral College gave the U.S. Presidency to George Washington, and the Vice-Presidency to John Adams. Washington went on to serve two terms as the first United States President.  After his eight years at the head of the new Republic, Washington retired in March 1797, returning to his beloved Mount Vernon. [...]

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Governor’s Palace Colonial Williamsburg

May 25, 2008

When the Governor’s Palace was completed in 1722, the residence of Virginia’s royal governor was considered one of the finest buildings in British North America. The elegant and imposing residence of seven royal governors and the commonwealth’s first two state governors—Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson—was reconstructed on its original foundations and opened to the public [...]

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