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History of Mount Vernon plantation by Shelly Barclay The Mount Vernon estate, as we know it today, is the former home of first President of the United States, George Washington and a fraction of the land that his plantation once spanned. The history of Mount Vernon goes back farther than the life of t... More> Travel destinations: Mount Vernon, Alexandria, VA by Richard Bramante It has been three decades since I drove out of Washington, D.C. over the Potomac River to Virginia. We traveled over the George Washington Memorial Parkway towards our destination of Mount Vernon. It was a bright sunny Sunday morning in the month of... More>
	A guide to visiting Mount Vernon, VA by Leigh Goessl Mount Vernon is the family home of first US president George and Martha Washington. The property is located in Northern Virginia which is just south of Washington D.C. Each year millions of visitors flock to this popular destination as a part of the... More> Biography: George Washington by M Dee Dubroff Early Years Our first president was born at Pope's Creek Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia on February 22, 1732. He had four younger siblings and was schooled at home, often tutored by his two older half-brothers. Trained as a surveyor, at... More>
Biography: Martha Washington by Lorri Mealey Martha (Dandridge) Washington was born on June 2, 1731, just outside of Williamsburg, Virginia. The eldest daughter of John and Frances Dandridge, Martha (called Patsy by friends and family) was born into a life privilege, living on her parent's pla... More> The best Presidents Day vacation destinations by Susan Klatz Beal Every year, around the same time in February, Americans take a day to observe Presidents Day. The holiday was created to honor two past U.S. presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In some places, Presidents Day is considered a holi... More>
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