Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens

Mt. Vernon
VA
Mount Vernon

Washington’s home at Mount Vernon

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The Old Mount Vernon, 1857
A View of Mount Vernon with the Washington Family, 1796
Plan of Mount Vernon, 1787

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Originally a cottage built on 2,300 acres by his father, George Washington expanded both house and acres, and lived there until his death; he and first lady, Martha, are buried on the grounds.
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Washington, George

Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense (1775), urging the colonies to declare their independence, found 150,000 purchasers in a population of less than 3 million — the equivalent today of a sale of 14 million.

— Richard Brookhiser
Gentleman Revolutionary: Gouverneur Morris, the Rake Who Wrote the Constitution (2003)