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“Carolyn Quinn's article in Trips & Getaways was excellent coverage for Mount Vernon that undoubtedly drove visitors to our historic site.”
by Emily Coleman Dibella - Director of Public Affairs and Associate Director George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens


Civil War history comes alive in Gettysburg, Pa.

Civil War battlefields have always been hallowed ground for visitors to learn about the history of our country. But, much of the drama of the war is usually left up to your imagination as you picture soldiers fighting and dying on the exact spot where you are standing.