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the home and tomb of George Washington in NE Virginia, on the Potomac, 15 miles (24 km) below Washington, D.C.

a city in SE New York, near New York City.

a city in S Illinois.

a city in central Ohio.

a town in NW Washington.

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How to use Mount Vernon in a sentence

May he rest in peace, and may his spirit live on in Mount Vernon and worldwide through the impact your music had on us all!
‘One of the most influential rappers of all-time’: Fans, hip-hop community remember the ‘legendary’ DMX|Bethonie Butler|April 9, 2021|Washington Post
The first thing I learned from the pathway’s interpretive signs was that George Washington — who lived just upriver at Mount Vernon and who grew up at Ferry Farm only 10 miles away — would have been familiar with Aquia Creek sandstone.
Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home|Walter Nicklin|April 2, 2021|Washington Post
When George Washington established the first commercial whiskey distillery at Mount Vernon post-presidency, he was guided by his farm manager, James Anderson, who learned distilling in his native Scotland.
Six great whiskies from around the world|Liza Weisstuch|March 11, 2021|Washington Post
The most famous was Mansion House Farm, known today simply as Mount Vernon.
George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving celebrated liberty. But the chef behind the feast had none.|Ramin Ganeshram|November 19, 2020|Washington Post

The state rented the entire 180-room Drury Inn in Mount Vernon for 62 days for $727,175 but housed only six people there during that time.
Grenades, Bread and Body Bags: How Illinois Has Spent $1.6 Billion in Response to COVID-19 So Far|by Ash Ngu and Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, and Jennifer Smith Richards, Chicago Tribune|October 22, 2020|ProPublica
Thanks to Mark Santangelo and Mary Thompson of Mount Vernon for supplying historical research for this column.
How George Washington Celebrated Christmas|John Avlon|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Washington gave his servants—and, yes, slaves—four days off to mark the holiday in broad Mount Vernon-wide celebration.
How George Washington Celebrated Christmas|John Avlon|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But a few years of retirement brought Washington back to his beloved Mount Vernon, with its year-crowning Christmas cheer.
How George Washington Celebrated Christmas|John Avlon|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Precisely 230 years ago today, he rode up to Mount Vernon to celebrate his first holiday at home after eight years of revolution.
How George Washington Celebrated Christmas|John Avlon|December 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A British raid on Mount Vernon had stripped him of his livestock and many of his slaves.
Washington Was Broke? Why Founding Fathers Were Strapped for Cash|Willard Sterne Randall|February 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Then he went back to his farm at Mount Vernon, to take up again his usual work.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
Mr. Washington had agriculture at his finger ends, and gave me some advice which he had found serviceable at Mount Vernon.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
I suspected that his acres were not as broad, nor his produce as salable, as those of Mount Vernon.
Richard Carvel, Complete|Winston Churchill
He delighted to have him at his Mount Vernon home, and insisted that he should spend all his time there when out of school.
From Farm House to the White House|William M. Thayer
Often vessels anchored in the river, and the officers enjoyed the abundant hospitality of the Mount Vernon mansion.
From Farm House to the White House|William M. Thayer

Cultural definitions for Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon

The home of George Washington; a historical landmark in northeastern Virginia overlooking the Potomac River.