It was renamed Mount Vernon to honor Admiral Edward Vernon, whom George Washington’s half brother, Lawrence Washington, held with the highest regard. The home was passed down by generations of ...

The first president realized that working with Congress – not alone or against it – was the best way to actually create an ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project.

The statue is on loan from George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate and will stay in Tallahassee for the next year. A statue of George Washington was put on display in the Florida Capitol on ...

A statue of President George Washington is on display on the fourth floor of the Boston Athenaeum. Washington owned the sprawling Mount Vernon plantation, and at the time of his death, 317 enslaved ...

Presidents Day, a federal holiday honoring U.S. presidents, is Feb. 17. What to know about the day, and presidents Washington and Lincoln.

By Emily Mayer A century ago, the country celebrated two United States Presidents during the month of February; Abraham Lincoln on February 12, and George Washington on February 22. The day was spent ...

Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about ... Surviving records make no mention of observances at Mount Vernon, while his diary shows he was often hard at work.

Interstate 5 is blocked at George Hopper Road in Mount Vernon at 5 a.m. in Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in this view from a Washington State Department of Transportation camera. Washington State ...