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 ...

Between ten and eleven on December 14, Washington died in his bedchamber with Martha at the foot of his bed. His last words ...

George Washington inherited it in 1761 and ... who was shocked by accounts of the dilapidated state of the home, founded the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association of the Union to save it, according ...

Archaeologists have made a "blockbuster discovery" at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Northern ... were found in the cellar of the historic home that "likely haven't seen the light ...

Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon have discovered dozens of glass jars filled with fruit preserves in the cellar of the historic Northern Virginia home that “likely haven’t ...

Archeologists at George Washington’s historic Virginia home have unearthed more than ... liquid and pits while excavating the cellar of Mount Vernon, the residence, plantation and final resting ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th ... 1930s love letters found in bathroom wall during Ohio home renovation Forget the bathroom. When renovating a home ...