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A BLOODY History Of Revolutionary War Medicine

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Chocolate in George Washington's America

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Fishing at George Washington's Farm

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Revolutionary War British Soldier Camp Life

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A DAY With BRITISH Revolutionary War Reenactors

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Making Chocolate in the 18th Century

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You Can't "Beet" This Salad

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18th Century Chicken Pudding

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18th Century Pie Crust Recipe!

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Traditional 18th Century Pumpkin Pie Recipe

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DELICIOUS & QUICK 18th Century Recipe: Sausage & Apples!

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George Washington's FAVORITE Breakfast: Hoecakes

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How To Make Your Own Cheese!

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Dyeing Wool & T-Shirts the 18th Century Way!

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Recipe For homemade Butter!

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George Washington's Unique 16 Sided Barn

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How To Make 18th Century Candles At Home!

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Revolutionary War Reenacting Part. 2

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ULTIMATE Revolutionary War Battle Reenactment

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18th Century Wool Production!

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Revolutionary War Reenacting Part. 1

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TRADITIONAL 18th Century Sheep Shearing!

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Delicious 18th Century Meat Patties!

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How To Make Pink Pancakes!

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Pink Pancakes! (feat. Jon Townsend)

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Beef Collops and Ale Bread (18th Century Style)

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Fried Catfish (18th Century Style)

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Compilation of Enslaved Worker Songs

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How to Make a Barrel

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George Washington's Mount Vernon: Colonial Angling

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Mount Vernon: Making Iron Hoops for barrels

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The Red Devons

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18th Century Shad Cooking

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Colonial Angling on the Potomac River

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Sarah Woodyard Sowing Lace

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Lace in the 18th Century

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How to Sow Seeds

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Fish House Punch

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Dancing with General Washington

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Harvesting Tobacco in the 18th Century

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Weaving on the Loom with Melissa Weaver Dunning

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Sheep Shearing at George Washington's Mount Vernon

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How To Make 18th Century Ice Cream

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George Washington's Gristmill: The Oliver Evans System

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George Washington's Copy Press

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How Was Chocolate Made in the 18th Century?

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Visiting A Colonial Market

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Inside George Washington's Harpsichord

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Hush Every Breeze Performed On George Washington's Reproduction Harpsichord

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Women Of The Revolutionary War: Camp Followers

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Did Women Impersonate Soldiers In The Revolutionary War?

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Martha Washington’s 1759 Arrival At Mount Vernon

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LIVE Sand Casting the West Front of George Washington's Mansion

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Hercules on the Death of George Washington

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18th Century Fishing Techniques

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Fishing at George Washington's Farm

2,845 views • September 28, 2018
Did you know one of George Washington's main sources of income at Mount Vernon was fishing? The Potomac River was filled with a fish called Shad, which Washington would catch and sell. #AskMountVernon Learn More about fishing at Mount Vernon: https://www.mountvernon.org/the-estate-gardens/historic-trades/fisheries/fishing-operations/
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