During the bloody years when the Civil War tore apart the United States, one place remained whole: a symbol of America's early promise and future hope. Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of George ...

The Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County will host a special presentation titled More than a Hoarder: Osborn ...

George Washington’s Inauguration Day suit. Photo courtesy of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. Henry Knox, the nation’s first Secretary of War, had to personally help ensure the delivery of the ...

Why it matters: Mount Vernon Cemetery ... Lehigh Avenues are the final resting place of Revolutionary and Civil War soldiers, beer barons and even actress Drew Barrymore's ancestors.

according to George Washington's Mount Vernon. Washington was born Feb. 22, 1732, and died Dec. 14, 1799. Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th U.S. president, leading the nation during the Civil War and ...