VA, USA
Pioneer Farm and Slave Memorial
Monument
Reconstructed working farm site at Mount Vernon demonstrating 18th-century agricultural practices. Adjacent to the Slave Memorial, which was dedicated in 1983 and commemorates the enslaved community whose labor sustained the estate throughout Washington's career.
Connected Events
Jan 1766
Mount Vernon Transitions from Tobacco to Wheat Production
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May 1775
Washington Departs Mount Vernon for Continental Command
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Nov 1775
Enslaved Mount Vernon Workers Respond to Dunmore's Proclamation
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Jan 1778
Washington Directs Estate Operations from Valley Forge
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Apr 1781
Lund Washington Provisions British Warship HMS Savage
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Nov 1781
Washington Returns to Mount Vernon After Yorktown
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Feb 1797
Hercules Escapes from Philadelphia Household
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Dec 1799
Washington's Will Provides Conditional Freedom
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