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George in Barbados
By Linda Tancs
In 1751, the future U.S. president George Washington embarked on a six-week journey from the Potomac River to Barbados with his half-brother Lawrence. The purpose of his trip was to help his brother Lawrence settle there in an attempt to recover from tuberculosis. The Georgian-style home where he stayed, known as the George Washington House, is the oldest residence in the Garrison Historic Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The home is the access point for the Garrison tunnels, an underground escape system in the event of a successful invasion of the military base, the largest British garrison complex in the West Indies. The house is open year-round.
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