The former California governor is the latest to recognize that the most remarkable thing about the first president was not ...

Katie’s apple roasting experience was part of the fun, history and learning during the Fall Harvest Family Days at George Washington’s Mount Vernon last month.

George Washington’s Mount Vernon has unveiled a new permanent exhibit, “Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon.” ...

However, George Washington, as the owner of the African American men, women, and children at Mount Vernon and on the outlying farms, could at any time change his mind about allowing a certain liberty.

George Washington had title to thousands of acres in at least three states. Where he lived was at Mount Vernon in Virginia. He had been a surveyor, a statesman, a military man, a farmer and, of ...

Around the couple’s one-year anniversary, Washington wrote George Augustine a letter revealing his intent, upon his death, to give them 2,000-3,000 acres of his River Farm property.

It explores the lives of the 317 enslaved people who resided and worked at George Washington’s Five Farms, gristmill, and distillery. “The important stories of the enslaved men, ...

A 43-acre equestrian property 50 miles outside of Washington, D.C., hit the market on Monday for $11.5 million. Located in Purcellville, Virginia, the large farm has several structures, including ...