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 needed to keep Mt. Vernon in good repair are crafted by the Master Blacksmith in this recreated shop.
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 in April 1934. (Photo credit: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Va.)
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