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  2. Mount Vernon - Wikipedia

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    Mount Vernon with the Washington family on the terrace, a 1796 portrait by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Lawrence died in 1752, and his will stipulated that his widow should own a life estate in Mount Vernon, the remainder interest falling to his half-brother George; George Washington was already living at Mount Vernon and probably managing the ...

  3. Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington

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    The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon is the presidential library of George Washington, the first president of the United States. [1] Located at Washington's home in Mount Vernon, Virginia, the library was built by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and is privately funded. [1]

  4. Mount Vernon Mansion replicas - Wikipedia

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    Mount Vernon Mansion replicas are faithful copies or buildings inspired by Mount Vernon, the mansion of U.S. President George Washington in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Such buildings usually feature Mount Vernon's iconic piazza but might also copy its cupola, distinct dimensions, red-white-and-green color scheme, asymmetrical ...

  5. Mount Vernon Ladies' Association - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Mount Vernon, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    While the name "Mount Vernon"—drawn from the Mount Vernon estate, the home of George Washington located south of Alexandria—is often used locally to refer to the entire unincorporated area between Old Town Alexandria and Fort Belvoir, Mount Vernon as defined by the Census Bureau encompasses only the portion bounded by the Potomac River to ...

  7. Hidden treasure: 18th-century bottles of cherries found in ...

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    President George Washington home at Mount Vernon in Virginia. ... Archaeologists working on a $40 million restoration of George Washington's home discovered dozens of glass bottles containing ...

  8. Ann Pamela Cunningham - Wikipedia

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    Ann Pamela Cunningham (August 15, 1816 in Rosemont Plantation, South Carolina – May 1, 1875) was an early activist in historic preservation who founded The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association in 1853 and served for years as its first regent. She gained participation by women leaders from all 30 states of the Union at that time.

  9. No lie: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed ...

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    George Washington never did cut down the cherry tree, despite the famous story to the contrary, but he did pack away quite a few bottles of the fruit at his Mount Vernon home. Dozens of bottles of ...

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