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 ...

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 ...

Contact her at [email protected] Buried in the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon home, a treasure trove was waiting to be discovered – an enormous amount of preserved ...

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 ...