Mount Vernon is the ancestral estate of George Washington, the first president of the United States. It is located in Virginia on the high bank of the Potomac River, not far from the US capital. George Washington moved with his parents to the Hunting Creek estate (later known as Mount Vernon) in 1735, when he was three years old. His father died in 1743 when they were living elsewhere. From 1748, George lived at Mount Vernon with his brother Lawrence, and after Lawrence’s death in 1752, he inherited the estate.
From 1759 to 1774, Washington devoted himself entirely to Mount Vernon and the nearby Castis plantations. On his farms on the banks of the Potomac River, he grew wheat along with tobacco, and by 1772 he was already exporting fish and flour to the West Indies.
Virginia. Mount Vernon – the home where George Washington lived Today, Mount Vernon is home to the George Washington National Memorial and Preserve. You will see how provincial America lived in the 17th and 18th centuries. We will visit the house where George Washington and his family lived. Step out onto the lawn in front of the house, stretching along the banks of the Potomac River, and see the stunning panorama that opens up from there. Then we will walk around the estate. Visit the farmyard, the stables, see the buildings where the slaves lived, numbering up to 300 people, and the cemetery where they were buried.
Washington finally returned to Mount Vernon on March 15, 1797, after the end of his illustrious military and political career and two terms as President of the United States. He left the estate only once for a brief visit to Philadelphia. After catching a cold while riding through his farms, Washington died on December 14, 1799. You will visit his grave, a place of pilgrimage for thousands of Americans and visitors to the country.