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X-WR-CALNAME:Canceled -- Lecture on “The Property of the Nation: George W
 ashington’s Tomb\, Mount Vernon and the Memory of the First President”
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DESCRIPTION:Amid concerns about the potential spread of COVID-19\, all publ
 ic programs\, events\, and trainings in state parks and forests are cancel
 ed through April 30. \nExcept for the parks and forests that have been ann
 ounced as closed\, state park and forest facilities remain open.\n\n \n\nD
 r. Matthew Costello\, senior historian of the White House Historical Assoc
 iation\, will visit Washington Crossing Historic Park (PA) on Sunday\, Apr
 il 19 at 2 PM.\n\nThe lecture is free and will be held in the Visitor Cent
 er auditorium.\n\nCostello will present a free public lecture on his 2019 
 book\, The Property of the Nation: George Washington’s Tomb\, Mount Vern
 on and the Memory of the First President.\n\nCostello’s book explores th
 e evolution of George Washington’s legacy during the early Republic by f
 ocusing on his tomb at Mount Vernon. Costello will share:\n\nThe efforts t
 o move Washington’s remains elsewhere for political reasonsHow the Washi
 ngton family and enslaved storytellers profited from historical tourismThe
  creation of Mount Vernon as a “sacred space” ripe for pilgrimageThe p
 rocess of transforming Washington from a symbol of republicanism into an i
 con of democracyThe triumph of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association\, wh
 o saved the estate and made themselves the legal guardians of Washington
 ’s legacyRegistration is required and opens March 1\, 2020. Please call 
 the park Visitor Center at 215-493-4076 to register.
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LOCATION:Washington Crossing Historic Park
SUMMARY:Canceled -- Lecture on “The Property of the Nation: George Washin
 gton’s Tomb\, Mount Vernon and the Memory of the First President”
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 _president
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