Revolutionary War
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Alexandria News
You’ve Never Seen George Washington Like This Before
MOUNT VERNON, VA – Before dignitaries and members of the press gathered for the ceremonial ribbon cutting on June 11, a…
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Alexandria News
A New U.S. Quarter Is Dropping at Mount Vernon—1,500 Will Be Given Away
MOUNT VERNON, VA — A piece of American history is about to enter circulation—and it’s launching right here in our…
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Alexandria News
Alexandria’s Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary War Soldier Honored in DAR Ceremony
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Before the winter sun reached its midday height on Saturday, February 14, a quiet and deeply moving…
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Mount Vernon Matters
The “Buyers” of Mount Vernon Choose Gifts You’ll Want to Buy
By Susan McLain Sullivan Here We Are Again! Like the refrain from the famous holiday carol, we have truly landed…
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Zebra Misc
Visiting Alexandria’s Witness Trees
By Daniya Tamendarova, ABC Alexandria, VA – Have you visited Alexandria’s Bicentennial Trees? Back in the 1970s, the Bicentennial Tree…
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Book Reviews
Local Author John Wasowicz on the First President’s Literary Interests
By John Adam Wasowicz We equate George Washington with many things, among them his faith and courage as Commander in…
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Mount Vernon Matters
Virginia Student Selected As a 2024 Student of the Year by George Washington’s Mount Vernon
ALEXANDRIA, VA-Every year George Washington’s Mount Vernon chooses two students as recipients of the Mount Vernon Prize for Excellence in…
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Travel Back In Time During Revolutionary War Weekend at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
ALEXANDRIA, VA – George Washington’s Mount Vernon will host Revolutionary War Weekend Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7. Washington…
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What Drove George Washington to Greatness? Learn the Answer Nov. 18 at Alexandria’s Lyceum
ALEXANDRIA, VA – George Washington’s role in founding America has been written about and discussed for centuries. His leadership as…
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
Grave Marking Honors In-Laws of the Revolutionary War Era
ALEXANDRIA, VA–On the crisp fall morning of Sat. Oct. 9, 2021, the George Washington Chapter, Virginia Society, Sons of…
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