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The new library is 45,000 square feet (4,200 m 2) in a three-story building located on a 15-acre (6.1 ha) plot of land across the street from Mount Vernon's main entrance. [2] The general library contains thousands of books, newspapers, pamphlets, microforms, electronic resources, maps, photographs, and periodicals belonging to Washington. [3]
Mount Vernon is located at 38°44′07″N 77°05′43″W (38.7351590, −77.0953670) at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m). [4] Located on U.S. Route 1 in Northern Virginia, Mount Vernon is 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of downtown Washington, D.C. and 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Fairfax, the county seat.
William Costin in 1842. William Costin (c. 1780 - May 31, 1842) born to an enslaved woman of Mount Vernon, was an African-American activist and scholar who successfully challenged District of Columbia slave codes in the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. West Ford (c. 1784 – 1863) was a mulatto man who was a caretaker of the estate.
The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union (MVLA) is a non-profit organization that preserves and maintains the Mount Vernon estate originally owned by the family of George Washington. [1] The association was founded in 1853 by Ann Pamela Cunningham of South Carolina, and is the oldest national historic preservation organization as well ...
October 21, 1975 [3] The C. Bascom Slemp Federal Building, also known as the Big Stone Gap Post Office and U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is a historic courthouse and post office building located in Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor and built between 1911 ...
Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha. An American landmark, the estate lies on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, approximately 15 miles ...
Female-owned bait and tackle shop open. The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky. Mary Jane Epling, The Daily Independent, Ashland, Ky. Updated July 25, 2023 at 4:47 PM. Jul. 24—CEREDO — Maddi ...
October 15, 1966. Designated VLR. October 18, 1983 [4] The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is a national monument in Westmoreland County, Virginia, at the confluence of Popes Creek and the Potomac River. It commemorates the birthplace location of George Washington, a Founding Father and the first President of the United States ...