Season 2, Episode 1-George Washington and Mount Vernon
Twin icons on the Presidential Site landscape: George Washington and his beautiful Mount Vernon! Listen to George Washington’s war experience and political rise, his election and highlights of his Presidency, as well as his famous estate!
Make sure to listen toGeorge Washington’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode from Season 1, “George Washington and Pope Creek” for his birthplace!
Also, listen to George Washington’s “Visiting the Presidents” Episode form Season 3, “George Washington’s Tomb” for his gravesite!
Entering Mount VernonMount Vernon EntranceWith George and MarthaModel of Mount VernonApproaching Mount VernonIn the Loggia connecting the outbuildingsLeaving the MansionExterior of the house Heading to the backThe Piazza overlooking the PotomacMount VernonLooking down to the River Towards the PIazzaMount VernonLove the placePlanned gardensIn the flowersLeaving Mount Vernon
Interior
The distinctive New RoomNew Room New Room Central PassageFront ParlorDining Room with distinctive verdigris paintDownstairs Bedchamber, where many visitors stopped byLittle Parlor being renovatedBastille Key, a gift from LafayetteCentral PassageStaircase to the Second FLoor The Potomac from the PiazzaBlue Room Chintz Room Lafayette’s Bedchamber Yellow Room The Washington’s Bedchamber, being renovated Washington’s Sutudy Mount Vernon
Historical Marker!
Slavery at Mount Vernon
From my July 2012 Visit!
With the WashingtonsMount VernonThe MansionUp the Hill Looking down to the river from the PiazzaHeading down to the Wharf GardensLost in the flowers
From My June 2022 Visit!
Re-Visiting Mount VernonMount Vernon! Model of Mount Vernon in the Visitor CenterModel New RoomNew RoomFront ParlorDistinctive Dining Room Blue RoomChintz RoomMy favorite of the bedroomsGeorge Washington’s office Mount VernonWith the WashingtonsMount Vernon Building from Journal of American RevolutionCheck out Mount Vernon’s Floor Plan
The Washington Family
Historical Images of Mount Vernon from America’s Battlefield Trust. The Mansion rundown , from Mount Vernon official site.
Mount Vernon Reproduction built in Paris!
George and Martha Washington, from White House Historical Association.
BONUS episode featuring my summer of presidential travels as I fit in as many birthplaces, gravesites, homes, and other sites into one history professor's summer break. My trip back to Ohio from Arizona, and the start of my New England swing! Links to Previous Episodes Mentioned:Birthplaces"Andrew Johnson and Raleigh""Calvin Coolidge and Plymouth Notch""Lyndon Johnson and Stonewall"Homes"Franklin Pierce and Concord""Abraham Lincoln and Springfield""Benjamin Harrison and Indianapolis""Calvin Coolidge and Northampton" for the Coolidge Homestead"Franklin Roosevelt and Warm Springs" for Campobello Island "Lyndon Johnson and the LBJ Ranch"Gravesites"Millard Fillmore's Tomb""Franklin Pierce's Tomb" "Abraham Lincoln's Tomb""Benjamin Harrison's Tomb" "Calvin Coolidge's Tomb""Lyndon Johnson's Tomb" Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter! Support the showAlso, check out “Visiting the Presidents” on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!
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