Washington and its environs: an illustrated descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America . point atd the location of the initial stone of the THE MANSION. bouudarlcs of the District, planted in 1791. The lines extend NE. and XW. Hunting creekhere enters the Potomac. The steamer next touches atFoii Foote, an earthwork on the ]Maryland shore. Broadcreek enters below. The next landing is at Fort Washington,on the same side. This is an old work, mounting guns incasemate and barbette. On the high ground opposite thefirst view of the home of Washington may be h
Washington and its environs: an illustrated descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America . point atd the location of the initial stone of the THE MANSION. bouudarlcs of the District, planted in 1791. The lines extend NE. and XW. Hunting creekhere enters the Potomac. The steamer next touches atFoii Foote, an earthwork on the ]Maryland shore. Broadcreek enters below. The next landing is at Fort Washington,on the same side. This is an old work, mounting guns incasemate and barbette. On the high ground opposite thefirst view of the home of Washington may be had. Theroad from the wharf leads to the vaidt Avithin which is themarble sarcophagus containing the remains of General GeorgeWashington. By the side is another with the simple inscrip-tion, Martha^ the consort of Washington^ who died May 21,1801, aged 71 years. The obelisk on the r. approaching is toBushrod Washington, Associate Justice of the Supreme Courtof the United States, a nephew of General Washington, andto whom Mount Vernon was bequeathed, died 1821). Thaton the 1. is to John Ausfustine AVashiuirton, to whom Mount. MOUNT VERNON. 231 Veniou was beqiieathed by Jud^e Biisluod Washinj^ton, died1832. The path to the r. leads towards tiie mansion. Onthe 1. is tlie vault in whicli the remains of Washington werefirst placed. Jiie MansioniYonU NW., the rear looking toward the is of wood, cut in imitation of stone, aiid 9G ft. in length,snnnoinitcd b} a cupola. Tlie centre was built by LawrenceWashington, brother to the General; the wings were addedby the General. It is named after Admiral Vernon, in whoseexpedition Lawa-ence Washington served. The house andgrounds, 6 a., as far as practicable, are as left by Washing-ton. The Mount Vernon Ladies^ Association of the Union, incor-poi-ated in 185G, pm-chased the mansion and contiguousgrounds. In the iiall is the key tothe Bastile, presented to Washing-ton by Lafayette after the destruc-tion of tliat French prison,
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