George Washington’s Mount Vernon is the most popular historic estate ... they’ll get to discover even more of the Washington ...

Lacking the kind of voluminous documentation that outlines the lives of George Washington and his family, modern historians studying the African American community at Mount Vernon must pore over ...

Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of George Washington on the banks of ... As the ladies collected contributions, Washington's family, aware the home was falling into disrepair and struggling ...

That famous description of George Washington by his friend ... Following the death of his sister-in-law, Washington officially inherited Mount Vernon in 1761. Situated on the broad Potomac ...

When George Washington ... But, Washington, after whom the nation’s capital was named, was responsible for many real achievements. This is clear when visiting Mount Vernon in Virginia, the ...

A bedding project for Mount Vernon is based on documents that tie George Washington to Betsy Ross. Betsy Ross interpreters, like Nina Gold, using period materials and technique, are sewing a ...

George Washington is dead. We know this because his remains are entombed at Mount Vernon. He passed on Dec. 14, 1799. It has been over 200 years since his death.

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

For a limited time, George Washington’s inaugural coat, which distanced his office from the military and from European royalty, will be on display at Mount Vernon. By Alexander Nazaryan Fashion ...

Happy Valentine’s Day and Presidents Day weekend! There is plenty to do, including a concert with the National Chamber ...

The first floor of George Washington’s Mount Vernon will be open for the public to observe preservation work in progress on three days later this month, including Presidents Day, Feb. 17.