Being a Virginian made Washington a symbol of the Continental Congress’s effort to show that beleaguered Boston was not alone ...

Julie Almacy, vice president of media & communications at Mount Vernon joined Good Morning Washington on Thursday to share ...

Washington had the requisite charisma and leadership abilities, but he was also chosen because he didn’t crave the job. As ...

Remembering the visit of Lafayette to Lancaster in 1825, the Lancaster Lafayette200 bicentennial committee has carefully ...

Two hundred years to the day, Major General Marquis de Lafayette was again honored by admirers when Mount Vernon Estate held a re-enactment of his Oct. 17, 1824, return to George Washington’s ...

Lafayette returned to America in 1784 to visit his “family” at Mount Vernon. During the French Revolution, Lafayette fought for the same freedom and equality he had seen in America.

It’s hot out there. But this week, there are lots of fun things to do—both indoors and out—in and around the city. Best ...

This year marks the Bicentennial, 2024-2025, of Lafayette and his farewell tour, “Guest of the Nation”, which took place August 15, 1824-September 7, 1825. To commemorate the occasion, the LaGrange ...

News4’s Drew Wilder reports. The names of people who were enslaved on George’s Washington’s Mount Vernon estate are inscribed on the walls of what was their home: Tom Nokes. Vina. Barbara.

The reception of Lafayette at Mount Vernon, home of Washington,’ painted by Herman Bencke around 1875. Bencke & Scott/Library of Congress by Matthew Smith America is nearing the 250th ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine ...

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