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George Washington's Mount Vernon along the Potomac River.
The working Pioneer Farm at Mount Vernon.
16-sided barn in the Pioneer Farm at Mount Vernon.
Livestock in the Pioneer Farm at Mount Vernon.
The recreated slave cabin in the Pioneer Farm at Mount Vernon.
The 18th-century mansion at Mount Vernon is a very popular historic site.
Interpretive sign outside of the mansion at Mount Vernon.
Inside one of the many outbuildings at Mount Vernon.
Forest trail at Mount Vernon.
Interpretive sign along the Forest Trail at Mount Vernon.
The forest at Mount Vernon.
Interpretive sign along the forest trail at Mount Vernon.
George Washington's Mount Vernon mansion.
George Washington's Mount Vernon.
The upper garden is just one of four at Mount Vernon.
Flowers in the upper garden at Mount Vernon.
The upper garden at Mount Vernon.
Flowers in the garden at Mount Vernon.
Butterfly in the garden at Mount Vernon.
Flowers in bloom at Mount Vernon.
Statue of George Washington in the museum at Mount Vernon.
Museum exhibits at George Washington's Mount Vernon.