The names of people who were enslaved on George’s Washington’s Mount Vernon estate are inscribed on the walls of what was their home: Tom Nokes. Vina. Barbara. Their names are grouped together by ...

The U.S. News Financial Advisor Finder can help you narrow down the best financial advisors in the Mount Vernon, Washington area. Mount Vernon has up to 28 advisors to choose from and using our ...

The furniture in the bedroom where George Washington died will go into storage. So will his silver oil lamps, his French marble and bronze mantel clock, and most of the other contents of his elegant ...

After two years of renovations, the first and second floors of George and Martha Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon have reopened to visitors. The $40 million preservation project at the first ...

While many Americans celebrated Independence Day this year at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia, they didn’t get to see the presidential home in its entirety. That’s because ...

Most people associate George Washington with cherry trees. Supposedly, a young George Washington confessed to his dad that he had damaged a cherry tree with a hatchet. The story is used to stress the ...

George Washington’s Mount Vernon is preparing to say goodbye to one of its institutions. For the past 55 years, Horticulture and Livestock Director Dean Norton has called Mount Vernon home. “When I ...

“And so this is why I’m so, so happy to see firsthand that this is the greatest country in the world, and it is the land of opportunity,” Schwarzenegger said, drawing applause from the audience. “And ...

MOUNT VERNON, Va. — Mount Vernon is celebrating the 250th anniversary of George Washington taking command of the U.S. Army. They are hosting an event Saturday, June 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event ...