The back of the house has big windows that offer panoramic views of the Potomac River, and the property is within easy walking distance of the historic Mount Vernon home of the nation’s first ...

Perched atop a hill overlooking the Potomac River, Mount Vernon was both the childhood home of our first president and the place where he died, in 1799.

There’s a gorilla in the room for the Mount Vernon environmentalists, and this gorilla is the Potomac River. This river is a treasure to many in the watersports crowd, but it’s also a carrier ...

Last weekend, a boat capsized in the Potomac River near the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. The Fairfax County Marine Patrol Unit responded, and helped rescue two boat passengers, the police said. With the ...

What says “historical tour” quite like The Mount Vernon Estate? George and Martha Washington’s expansive home and favorite ...

A week after Mount Vernon launched a campaign against Dominion Energy's plans to build a natural gas compressor station across the Potomac River from the Virginia estate, the company says it is ...

George Washington’s Mount Vernon has unveiled a new permanent exhibit, “Lives Bound Together: Slavery at Mount Vernon.” ...

Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of George Washington on the banks of the Potomac River, was a refuge for Union and Confederate soldiers throughout the war. All were welcome to pay their respects ...

So will his silver oil lamps, his French marble and bronze mantel clock, and most of the other contents of his elegant 290-year-old Mount Vernon home on the Potomac River.