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Washington Mount Vernon trip through historic Alexandria
A reflective, travelogue style visit describes Mount Vernon from Washington to Alexandria. It recounts routes by steamboat and trolley, Arlington, Fort Myer, Carlyle House, and the Carlyle mansion, with vivid scenes of Christ Church, the City Hotel, and the Old Carlyle House. The journey ends with Mount Vernon grounds and the tomb of Washington and Martha, plus the Potomac views and a return by boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Washington
Virginia
Potomac
Arlington
Old City of
Alexandria
B. W. Haggard
Georgetown
Aqueduct Bridge
Fort Myer
14Th Street
Agricultural Department
Smithsonian Institute
National Museum
Washington Monument
Long Bridge
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington House
Capitol
George Washington Parke Curtis
George Washington
Mr. Curtis
Robt. E. Lee
Mary Ann
Lafayette
United States
Christchurch
Robert E. Lee
Edinburgh
Tfatel
Carlyle
John Carlyle
America
John Smith
Jamestown
Pittsburg
Lord Fairfax
Society For the Restoration of Historic
Carlyle House
Marshall House
Col. Ellsworth
Lincoln
Lodge of Free Masons
Christ Church
Children of Men
Barbadoes
Jamaica
Trinidad
Santa Cruz
Caribbean Sea
Mount Vernon Grounds
Vernon
Lawrence Lewis
Martha Washington
Martha
England
Fort Washington
Maryland
United America