Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales, Prays at the Sarcophagus Inside George Washington's Tomb at Mount Vernon, 1919 [882 × 694]

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Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales, Prays at the Sarcophagus Inside Georg…

Edward VIII, as Prince of Wales, Prays at the Sarcophagus Inside George Washington

Standing outside the tomb is the Tomb Keeper, George Bushrod, a descendent of one of Washington's slaves. The Bushrod family had long been responsible for managing the crypt.

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