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 ...

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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 ...

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 seen the ...

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 ...

It’s associated with a major myth about the first president. Most people associate George Washington with cherry trees. Supposedly, a young George Washington confessed to his dad that he had damaged a ...

George Washington's Mount Vernon will now offer a new shuttle service carrying people from the King Street Metro station to ...

Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home, is a privately owned, nonprofit institution that doesn’t receive government funding. In addition to supporting those impacted by the shutdown, furloughed ...

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 seen the ...

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 ...