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"I hope, someday or another, we shall become a storehouse and granary for the world."
-- George Washington, 1788
On Christmas Eve 1783, General Washington, now 51, returned home from the war. He threw himself into developing new farming practices and finding revolutionary technologies to make Mount Vernon more profitable and the nation more independent and prosperous. In doing so, he set an example for others to follow and cultivated a far-reaching vision for the United States. |