VA, USA
Washington Family Tomb
Cemetery
The new tomb constructed per Washington's will where he and Martha Washington are interred. The tomb holds the brick sarcophagi of George and Martha Washington and the remains of other family members. An adjacent unmarked burial ground holds the remains of more than 75 enslaved Mount Vernon residents.
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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