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

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 ...

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.

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president ... Before the inauguration, Washington traveled over 200 miles from his home in Mount Vernon, Va, to New York ...

Vernon, studies the domestic life, foodways, and religious practices of the residents of George Washington's plantation ... decade treated patients in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Alexandria ...

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 ...

Rarely on display because it is so fragile, Mount Vernon is hosting a special public viewing of President George Washington’s historic inaugural coat.

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 ...

Following the death of his sister-in-law, Washington officially inherited Mount Vernon in 1761 ... yielding battle after battle to the British in New York. By year’s end, Washington had lost ...

The United States will get its 47th President on January 20th when Donald Trump takes the oath of office. The ceremony will ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as ... Washington traveled over 200 miles from his home in Mount Vernon, Va, to New York for the ceremony. A little more than ...