It was renamed Mount Vernon to honor Admiral Edward Vernon, whom George Washington’s half brother, Lawrence Washington, held ...

At the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia, actors portraying Ross are busily sewing bedclothes for a doll-sized version of George Washington’s canopy bed. They are bringing to life evidence that ...

George Washington’s 1789 inauguration suit coat is now on display at Mount Vernon. Our first President was intentional with his details: the domestically produced wool suit was meant to promote ...

The first floor of George Washington’s Mount Vernon will be open for the public to observe preservation work in progress on three days later this month, including Presidents Day, Feb. 17.

Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of George Washington on the banks of the Potomac River, was a refuge for Union and Confederate soldiers throughout the war. All were welcome to pay their respects ...

A proposal advancing through the Virginia Legislature would give state and local police the authority to conduct traffic ...

Mary V. Thompson, a research specialist at Mt. Vernon, studies the domestic life, foodways, and religious practices of the residents of George Washington's plantation, with a special interest in ...

For a limited time, George Washington’s inaugural coat, which distanced his office from the military and from European royalty, will be on display at Mount Vernon. By Alexander Nazaryan Fashion ...

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

In doing so, they unanimously elected George Washington to be the first U.S. president. Upon hearing the news, Washington traveled from his home in Mount Vernon, Virginia, to New York City to be sworn ...

There’s a historic myth that George Washington rejected an offer to serve as king instead of president for leading the foundling nation to military victory in the Revolutionary War. Historians trace ...