A major restoration project is underway at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia, in preparation for ...

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

Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California governor and actor, was the keynoe speaker at a naturalization ceremony at Mount ...

Dozens of pre-Revolutionary War bottles of fruit preserves have been uncovered at Mount Vernon, the home of first president George Washington.

The family depended on hundreds of enslaved people to run Mount Vernon. 35 bottles of cherries were discovered buried in the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon home.

Archeologists have made a remarkable find at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in the ground beneath the cellar — two sealed bottles containing plump cherries.

A new exhibit tells the stories of those enslaved by George Washington on his Mount Vernon estate. It opens on Juneteenth.

It explores the lives of the 317 enslaved people who resided and worked at George Washington’s Five Farms, gristmill, and distillery.

Thus, in some ways, it is Mount Vernon that stands for the American national character. This essay is about Mount Vernon, George Washington, and the American national character.

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project.

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.

A new exhibit at President George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon will open to the public on Juneteenth, and it explores the lives of the 317 enslaved peopl ...