You heard of Statue of Liberty, Niagara Falls, and Grand Canyon. However, one of the top travel destinations should include Mount Vernon, home of our founding father George Washington.
The new Ford Orientation Center and Reynolds Education Center filled with exciting film clips that really give you a glimpse of what it was like to start a nation and the struggles the founding fathers went through to be independent and free from tyranny. and how George Washington developed his moral characters and gentleman virtue when he was young.
The first impression and the most beautiful sight was the open grass fields that lead to the grand colonial architecturally designed house. The view of the Potomac River was magnificent. The grounds and the gardens were a delight to walk through in a sunny day. It was just a privilege to be able to walk through the enchanted dining room where our founding father entertained famous people (Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Adams) during his time 200 years ago.
Washington's farewell address warned us against bitter partisanship in domestic politics and called for men to move beyond partisanship and serve the common good. He called for an America wholly free of foreign attachments, saying the United States must concentrate only on American interests... if only we really listen to his advise.
The new Ford Orientation Center and Reynolds Education Center filled with exciting film clips that really give you a glimpse of what it was like to start a nation and the struggles the founding fathers went through to be independent and free from tyranny. and how George Washington developed his moral characters and gentleman virtue when he was young.
The first impression and the most beautiful sight was the open grass fields that lead to the grand colonial architecturally designed house. The view of the Potomac River was magnificent. The grounds and the gardens were a delight to walk through in a sunny day. It was just a privilege to be able to walk through the enchanted dining room where our founding father entertained famous people (Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and John Adams) during his time 200 years ago.
Washington's farewell address warned us against bitter partisanship in domestic politics and called for men to move beyond partisanship and serve the common good. He called for an America wholly free of foreign attachments, saying the United States must concentrate only on American interests... if only we really listen to his advise.
If you want to learn more about George Washington, this book, His Excellency: George Washington, by Joseph J. Ellis is pretty good.
Mount Vernon is a place you would like to visit over again and an afternoon is just not enough.
Mount Vernon is a place you would like to visit over again and an afternoon is just not enough.
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