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George Washington and Barbados History Blog

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When George Washington visited Bridgetown in 1751, he entered a British colonial world shaped by trade, sugar, naval power—and firearms. Barbados was one…

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The 1743 oil-on-canvas portrait of Lawrence Washington (1718–1752), George Washington’s older half-brother and original owner of Mount Vernon, measures approximately 30½ by 25…

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