Mount Vernon plantation

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Mount Vernon plantation is the historic Virginia estate best known as the home of George Washington, the first president of the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic estate
historic house museum
plantation
architecturalStyle Georgian architecture
associatedWith American Revolution
Martha Washington
early United States history
country United States
dateOfNationalHistoricLandmarkDesignation 1960
developedBy George Washington
distanceFrom approximately 15 miles south of Washington, D.C.
famousFor association with the first president of the United States
being the home of George Washington
formerName Little Hunting Creek plantation
foundedBy John Washington family line
governedBy Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
hasCollection 18th-century furnishings
artifacts related to George Washington
hasPart Mansion
gardens
outbuildings
slave quarters
tombs of George and Martha Washington
wharf on the Potomac River
working farm area
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places listing
knownAs Mount Vernon
locatedIn Fairfax County, Virginia
Virginia
locatedNear Alexandria, Virginia
locatedOn Potomac River
namedAfter Admiral Edward Vernon
Edward Vernon
openToPublic true
operatedAs museum
tourist attraction
ownedBy George Washington
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association
significantEvent George Washington died there in 1799
George Washington lived there for much of his adult life
George Washington managed the plantation as a working farm
timePeriod 18th century
American Revolutionary era
touristAttractionIn Virginia
usedFor enslaved labor-based agriculture
mixed agriculture
tobacco cultivation
wheat cultivation

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Lawrence Washington residence Mount Vernon plantation
Lawrence Washington owned Mount Vernon plantation
Mount Vernon Trail terminusB George Washington’s Mount Vernon
linked to: Mount Vernon plantation
Mount Vernon Trail accesses George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate
linked to: Mount Vernon plantation
National Historic Landmarks in Virginia hasExample Mount Vernon
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Bushrod Washington owned Mount Vernon estate (inherited interest)
linked to: Mount Vernon plantation
Bushrod Washington residedAt Mount Vernon
linked to: Mount Vernon plantation
Piscataway Park shoreline locatedOpposite Mount Vernon
linked to: Mount Vernon plantation
Custis family associatedWith Mount Vernon
subject linked to: Custis
linked to: Mount Vernon plantation
Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington setting Mount Vernon estate
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Washington family associatedWithEstate Mount Vernon
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Fairfax County, Colony of Virginia containsEstate Mount Vernon
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Eleanor Parke Custis residence Mount Vernon
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Eleanor Parke Custis notableAssociation Mount Vernon plantation
John Parke Custis residence Mount Vernon
subject linked to: John
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John Parke Custis notableResidence Mount Vernon
subject linked to: John
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George Washington statue by Jean-Antoine Houdon modelingLocation Mount Vernon
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Mount Vernon Square namedAfter Mount Vernon
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Mount Vernon, Washington namedAfter Mount Vernon (George Washington’s plantation)
subject linked to: Mount Vernon
linked to: Mount Vernon plantation
Augustine Washington owned Mount Vernon plantation