Collections of Mount Vernon November 21, 2008
George Washington Memorial Pkwy.
Mount Vernon, Virginia 22309
Mount Vernon, Virginia 22309
The Collections Department acquires, preserves, researches and interprets the holdings of Mount Vernon - the largest collection of Washington material in the nation. After George and Martha Washington's deaths, their possessions were dispersed through bequests and private and public auctions. Thus, when the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association took possession of the estate in 1860, there were only a handful of original Washington pieces still here. Since that time, Mount Vernon has brought back thousands of original artifacts that range from paintings and sculpture to ceramics, glass, metals, textiles, cooking utensils and tools, the famous Washington dentures, rare books, manuscripts and prints.
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brianboru
I'd love to come but I'm in the UK. I've been remotely improving the map of Dallas and Fort Worth by tracing Yahoo Aerial Imagery. I get to use lots of map features I don't get to use in the UK. I've concentrated on motorway junctions( and got hopelessly lost with all the new HOV lanes!), the rail system - seem to have got hooked on marshalling yards - and airports - oh and getting rid of all those pesky motorway-link roads dotted about just about everywhere. I'll look forward to your improvements. I hope I've got things more or less OK from what I've been doing. I'll continue as before unless you want me to stop and let the local mappers take over. Any how keep in touch - I've kind of got attached to the place!