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President Washington And His Wife Martha: A House Divided?

It comes as no surprise to us here at DC Insider Tours that the iconic red sandstone used to build the Smithsonian Castle was quarried by slaves.  It is widely known that slave labor was used in constructing The White House and the U.S. Capitol Building.  But what makes the below Washington Post story surprising…