George Washington's Gristmill was part of the original Mount Vernon plantation, constructed during the lifetime of the United States' first president. The original structure was destroyed about 1850.
Reconstruction of Washington’s Gristmill
Reconstruction of George Washington's 1771 gristmill
The internal millworkings are enclosed in a heavy oak frame.
Reconstruction of George Washington's 1797 distillery
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George Washington was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. As commander of the Continental Army, Washington led Patriot forces to victory in the A
George Washington's Gristmill
…to the history of Virginia, the site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places despite the fact that the buildings are not original. George Washington inherited the slave plantation of Mount Vernon in 1754, and in 1771 he ordered the construction of a large stone gristmill to replace a mill his father…
Portrait, c. 1803
Ferry Farm, the Washington family residence on the Rappahannock River in Stafford County, Virginia, where Washington spent much of his youth
Washington the Soldier, an 1834 portrait of Washington on horseback during the Battle of the Monongahela
Colonel George Washington, a 1772 portrait of Washington by Charles Willson Peale