Seven Finalists Named for $50,000 George Washington Prize Seven books published in 2018 by the country’s most prominent historians have been named finalists for the 2019 George Washington... Read More
Have You Been Inside George Washington’s 16-Sided Barn? Did you know that George Washington invented and designed a 16-sided treading barn for processing wheat on his plantation at Dogue... Read More
Author Flora Fraser Wins the Prestigious 2016 George Washington Prize for “The Washingtons: George and Martha, ‘Join’d by Friendship, Crown’d by Love’” Congratulations to author Flora Fraser, winner of the 2016 George Washington Prize. Fraser was awarded the $50,000 prize for her book,... Read More
Mount Vernon’s Curt Viebranz Introduces Us to the Real George and Martha Washington When the sun would set along the Potomac River, Martha and George Washington could invariably be found sipping cocktails on... Read More
Doug Bradburn Opens the Door to George Washington’s Library “Washington has been the subject of thousands of books and articles, and yet he still remains a distant figure to... Read More
Saving Mount Vernon Tour • Weekends 3:30-4:30pm During this one-hour tour, visit the rarely seen Mansion basement and wander the historic area to learn of the heroics... Read More
Where is George Washington buried? Originally, George Washington was to be buried in the US Capitol, beneath the Rotunda floor, under the Capitol dome. But... Read More
Who freed the slaves that George Washington owned? Although it is known that George Washington called for the emancipation of the slaves in his Last Will and Testament,... Read More
What was the relationship between George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette? The Marquis de Lafayette thought so highly of George Washington that he named his son George Washington Lafayette. Over the... Read More
Which presidents gave the shortest — and longest — inauguration speeches? On March 4, 1793, George Washington delivered the shortest inauguration speech in American history: 133 words. William Henry Harrison gave... Read More
Which of the Founding Fathers did not go to college? Of the Founding Fathers who became president, only George Washington did not go to college. John Adams graduated from Harvard;... Read More
Doug Bradburn takes us inside the library at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Inside the vaulted stacks at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate, you’ll find Doug Bradburn, the founding director of the Fred W.... Read More
