Mount Vernon: Washington's Estate on the Potomac
Mount Vernon is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, named for the plantation estate of George Washington. The Mount Vernon mansion and its surrounding grounds sit on a bluff overlooking the Potomac River roughly 16 miles south of downtown Washington. The estate has been owned and operated since 1860 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, the oldest national historic preservation organization in the United States. The mansion itself, a two-story frame house expanded by Washington from a smaller structure built by his father, remains largely as Washington left it at his death in 1799.
The estate receives roughly a million visitors per year. The tomb of George and Martha Washington stands on the grounds. Adjacent facilities include the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center, archaeological sites, gardens, a working distillery and gristmill replica at Dogue Run, and 500 acres of fields and woodland. The George Washington Memorial Parkway runs along the Potomac from the estate northward to Alexandria and beyond to Arlington, with the Mount Vernon Trail providing an 18-mile paved bicycle and pedestrian route along the same corridor.
The residential CDP surrounding the estate is a mix of mid-century subdivisions, newer infill housing, and pockets of older rural character. The community is not incorporated. Fairfax County administers zoning, schools, and police services. Mount Vernon High School, named for the estate, serves much of the area. U.S. Route 1 (Richmond Highway) runs parallel to the parkway a short distance inland and carries most of the commercial activity.
Through Escortservice.com, users can locate escort websites that operate in the Mount Vernon area. Escortservice.com does not run introductions, confirm identities of advertisers, or take part in any transactions. Only visitors who are at least 21 may use the directory.
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Mount Vernon is a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, named for the plantation estate of George Washington. The Mount Vernon mansion and its surrounding grounds sit on a bluff overlooking the Potomac River roughly 16 miles south of downtown Washington. The estate has been owned and operated since 1860 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, the oldest national historic preservation organization in the United States. The mansion itself, a two-story frame house expanded by Washington from a smaller structure built by his father, remains largely as Washington left it at his death in 1799.
The estate receives roughly a million visitors per year. The tomb of George and Martha Washington stands on the grounds. Adjacent facilities include the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center, archaeological sites, gardens, a working distillery and gristmill replica at Dogue Run, and 500 acres of fields and woodland. The George Washington Memorial Parkway runs along the Potomac from the estate northward to Alexandria and beyond to Arlington, with the Mount Vernon Trail providing an 18-mile paved bicycle and pedestrian route along the same corridor.
The residential CDP surrounding the estate is a mix of mid-century subdivisions, newer infill housing, and pockets of older rural character. The community is not incorporated. Fairfax County administers zoning, schools, and police services. Mount Vernon High School, named for the estate, serves much of the area. U.S. Route 1 (Richmond Highway) runs parallel to the parkway a short distance inland and carries most of the commercial activity.
Through Escortservice.com, users can locate escort websites that operate in the Mount Vernon area. Escortservice.com does not run introductions, confirm identities of advertisers, or take part in any transactions. Only visitors who are at least 21 may use the directory.
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