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Caroline Branham was one of George Washington's housemaids at Mount Vernon. Part of Branham's role on the estate was cleaning and maintaining the rooms in the Mansion. She was also the person who first discovered Washington was ill shortly before he passed. In this video, join one of our interpreters (Brenda Parker) as she shares what it was like to be an enslaved worker on George Washington's estate.
Learn more about Caroline Branham: https://www.mountvernon.org/digital-encyclopedia/article/caroline-branh…
Visit our current exhibit on slavery, "Lives Bound Together": https://www.mountvernon.org/livesboundtogether
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George Washington's Battle Sword
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The Detail of George Washington's Smallsword
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George Washington's Smallsword
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Dancing with General Washington
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Harvesting Tobacco in the 18th Century
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George Washington and 18th Century Ballooning
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Graffiti found at George Washington's Home
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Verdigris Paint
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The Blacksmith Shop at Mount Vernon
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George Washington's Copy Press
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The Women Who Saved Mount Vernon
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Washington's Philadelphia Chairs
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How Did George Washington Make Whiskey?
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Ron Chernow Interview: Hamilton on Broadway
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The Winter Patriots: A Revolutionary War Tale (Full Movie)
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George Washington: Lessons in Leadership
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George's Big Day Out - Ep. 05
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George's Big Day Out - Ep.03
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George's Big Day Out - Ep.02
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George's Big Day Out - Ep.01
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The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps at Mount Vernon
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George Washington's Gristmill at Mount Vernon
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The Gristmill at George Washington's Mount Vernon
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Plowing the Fields at Mount Vernon
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Yorktown Fife & Drum at Mount Vernon
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George Washington's Distillery
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The Spirit of Mount Vernon: George Washington's Whiskey
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Post-Colonial Cocktail, Anyone?
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Slave Quarters Reopen at George Washington's Mount Vernon
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George Washington's Entrepreneurial Grit
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