Thursday, July 17, 2014

Mount Vernon


Visited Mount Vernon where George Washington grew up, lived and died. 




 The main house

 Kitchen off the side of the house





 Pretty good view pf the Potomac River from the front of the house




 Front porch



 Kitchen


 Out buildings including smoke house and a building for making their cloth


 Stables and carriage house




 Ice house

 The original tomb where George and Martha Washington were buried
 Current tomb where they are now interned

 Guard house for the tomb
 The tomb.

 Slave quarters

 Blacksmith shop

 George Washington's personnel garden where he experimented with plants.


 Green house and gardens


 Potomac River at sunset



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