Mount Vernon

Trip Start Aug 08, 2010
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Trip End Nov 19, 2010


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Friday, October 15, 2010

Another great day in Virginia!  Today we headed for Mount Vernon.
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon
  Mount Vernon was the home of George and Martha Washington from the time of their marriage in 1759 until his death in 1799.  He expanded the plantation from 2,000 to 8,000 acres and the Mansion house from six rooms to 21 rooms.  The Mount Vernon Ladies Association purchased Mount Vernon from the Washington family in 1858.  To this day, it is independent of the federal government.  If you are ever in the area, it is well worth the trip out to see it.

By the time we finished the tour of the Mansion, the four acre working farm, and all the out buildings at Mount Vernon, it was time for a late lunch/early dinner, but first we still had to stop and see George Washington's Whiskey Distillery & Grist Mill.  George was a business man and even though he was sure about this business venture, he let his foreman run with it.  It was cutting edge for the 18th century.  The original building burned down about four years after his death but in 2007 the remains were found and the mill was rebuilt.  Today, is a working distillery in the fashion of the past.  Last year they sold the first batch of whiskey for $85.00 a pint.  Needless to say, they will be making more in the near future.
 
We drove over to Alexandria to eat lunch at the Fish Market,
Alexandria
Alexandria
  a place that Larry had gone to on one of his many contract proposal writing trips to DC.  Great food and then we needed a walk.  It was fun to walk around Old Town Alexandria, and see the homes and the stone roads. 

Tomorrow we head to Williamsburg.
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