Description The Mount Vernon community in Fairfax County, Virginia, draws its name from George Washington\'s home overlooking the Potomac River.
In the 1840s and 1850s, forty Quaker families moved to Mount Vernon and revitalized area agriculture and commerce.
Since then, however, the area\'s 340-year history has gained breadth and texture beyond Washington\'s personal heritage.
Washington acquired the house and plantation in 1754 and lived there in peace and war until his 1799 death.
Description The Mount Vernon community in Fairfax County, Virginia, draws its name from George Washington\'s home overlooking the Potomac River