The Mount Vernon estate is home to the first US president, George Washington.
Here is George, Martha and the grandkids. George never had any children of his own. He raised Martha’s two kids from a previous marriage.
The recreation room.
The Marquis de Lafayette gifted the Bastille Key to George Washington in 1790.
Final resting place of George and Martha.
Slave quarters.
George Washington’s dentures. He had about 8 pairs, made out of different things. Contrary to popular belief, he never had wooden teeth.
General George Washington in Valley Forge, PA. Cold and dark times for him and his army.
His first presidential inauguration, which happened on Wall Street in New York City (1789).
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