The Life of Martha Washington
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Ann Pamela Cunningham: The Woman Who Saved George Washington's Home
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The Life of Martha Washington
This is the story of Martha Washington, the worthiest of partners to the worthiest of men. Elizabeth Keaney, a character interpreter at Mount Vernon, shares the life of the woman she portrays.
Learn more about Martha Washington and other women at mountvernon.org/women
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George Washington's Gristmill at Mount Vernon
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Yorktown Fife & Drum at Mount Vernon
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George Washington's Distillery
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The Spirit of Mount Vernon: George Washington's Whiskey
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Post-Colonial Cocktail, Anyone?
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Slave Quarters Reopen at George Washington's Mount Vernon
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George Washington's Entrepreneurial Grit
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