While both map-drawing has often been done in private, it's now being debated in the open — and making parties susceptible to ...

A time capsule sealed with Washington’s wax seal was placed beneath the statue and will be opened on America’s 500th birthday in 2276.

It explores the lives of the 317 enslaved people who resided and worked at George Washington’s Five Farms, gristmill, and distillery.

A new exhibit tells the stories of those enslaved by George Washington on his Mount Vernon estate. It opens on Juneteenth.

Voting is underway in Prince George’s County as residents weigh in on their picks for county executive and District 5 council member.

Thus, in some ways, it is Mount Vernon that stands for the American national character. This essay is about Mount Vernon, George Washington, and the American national character.

This map of George Washington’s Kanawha land includes a 10,990-acre tract in Mason County called the “Lost Colony.” The map was the result of a 1772 survey.

On the weekend of George Washington’s 293rd birthday, if he were still alive today and running for president, would he win the election? We’re posing this question to a person who might have a pretty ...

On the weekend of George Washington's 293rd birthday, if he were still alive today and running for president, would he win the election?

On the weekend of George Washington’s 293rd birthday, if he were still alive today and running for president, would he win the election? We’re posing this question to a person who might have a ...

Community Voices A brief history of presidential inaugural speeches, from George Washington to today One function of these addresses is to bring the country together.

This button from George Washington’s first inauguration visually unified the states of the Union. National Museum of American History These addresses are more than just a series of individual ...