When George Washington left the presidency in 1797, his Scottish plantation manager, James Anderson, suggested using the ...

Cornell College history major Miles J. Kolmstetter used a metal detector to unearth hand-forged nails in Mount Vernon and then put them on display at the Russell D. Cole Library in Mount Vernon. “The ...

Natchez Historical Society hosts Jan. 27 Preservation Gala at The Natchez Grand, honoring local history champions and ...

This is the first of two podcast episodes recorded at the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon. Part two will be published on Thursday. When you walk into the reading room here, it ...

We are rivers, woods, mountains. Skyscrapers, sidewalks. Traffic. Solitude. A vibe. Cities, towns, villages, hamlets. Here, our photographers train their craft on what makes this place our place.

The $40 million preservation project at the first president’s home included designing and installing a new HVAC system, ...