history and learning during the Fall Harvest Family Days at George Washington’s Mount Vernon last month. During the celebration, Mount Vernon staff bid farewell to the farming season with a ...

In 1784, George Washington stayed at the manor house while ... Since 1999, the property, named Wheatland Farm, has been home to an equestrian center with a focus on helping those with disabilities.

The young couple continued to live at Mount Vernon with George Augustine (often referred to as “the Major”) working as the farm manager. Around the couple’s one-year anniversary, Washington ...

The latter activity was a special concern to George Washington, because his slaves sometimes mended their clothes with fabric intended for other purposes. For instance, in 1792, farm manager ...

George Washington had title to thousands of acres ... His heart was on his farm and after retiring from politics he was looking forward to the next phase of his life on his farm.

From September 18th to the 26th, 1777, General George Washington and the Continental Army inhabited farms and other buildings in the area that is now known as New Hanover Township. During the ...