Mt. Vernon May 6, 2011
Posted by Emily in : Trips , trackbackOh, Mt. Vernon. 500 acres of peace.
What a beautiful estate! I can see why Washington loved his mansion so much!
This is the front of his estate. Beautiful.
This is the view from the back of his mansion. The Potomac river is just a stones throw away to the right.
Oh, see, there it is, the Potomac. What a great view from his back yard. It’s almost as beautiful as my view my patio in the Caribbean!
This is Jenn, and her husband Scott, and two of her kids, Zack (the shorter one) and Ike (the taller one).
He had a farm on his land, (I mean, what else are you going to do with 500 acres?!) and several other buildings. Really, he had a little village behind his mansion!
Jenn and Scott . . . what are you two lovebirds talking about?
The gardens were precisely manicured.
The building on the right was part of the slave quarters. It is now a gift shop, but as you can see by the length of the building, he had a lot of slaves.
George Washington’s original grave site.
This is where Washington is buried now. He has an above ground tomb next to his wife on his property. 30 + family members are also buried here.
I have no idea what this building was used for, but it was on his property.
This is the view from his back patio of the Potomac.
Oh, look at this darling Cardinal!
This building is the green house and the slave quarters are to the left.
Pretty amazing place, no?
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It’s so gorgeous! And the trees!