Thomas Kinkade HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS painting

Thomas Kinkade HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS painting
Winslow Homer The Houses of Parliament painting
Anderson's son, John, ran the distillery along with six slaves.Such enterprises were widespread at the time. Dram shops and taverns were among the nation's earliest businesses, and "whiskey breaks" at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. were common in the 13 colonies."Washington thought it was a very good idea and it certainly proved to be — it was very profitable," said Esther White, director of archaeology at Mount Vernon.She said the distillery is about twice the size of most distilleries of the time. It had 50 mash tubs, five worm tubes, a boiler and five copper stills.White said stones for the foundation came from the falls of the Potomac River, and the sandstone for the walls came from quarries at Mount Vernon."We've been finding ditches that were put into the distillery to run water," White said. "We have also uncovered part of a brick floor."Washington did not like to waste anything.