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“The Necessary Services of the Dairy”
By Eleanor Breen / Project Manager, Archaeological Collections Online In a 1762 contract with Edward Violet, George Washington’s new overseer at his Bullskin Plantation in western Virginia, Washington agreed “to allow the said Edd Voilett to employ one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged cheese, dairy, female, George Washington, Martha Washington, milk, slaves
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Mount Vernon’s Early Dairy – The Forgotten Outbuilding
By Eleanor Breen / Project Manager, Archaeological Collections Online Though not visible on the landscape today, Mount Vernon once had a dairy located just west of the Mansion. This building was demolished in 1775 to make room for the new … Continue reading
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Tagged butter, cows, dairy, landscape, Lawrence Washington, milk, milk pan, Morley Williams, outbuilding
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