During the bloody years when the Civil War tore apart the United States, one place remained whole: a symbol of America's early promise and future hope. Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of George ...

A new tour of Mount Vernon is showing visitors how the Northern Virginia estate has a history beyond being home to George Washington, including a role in the Civil War. Among the lesser-know facts ...

The house survived the American Civil War even when many older estate houses in the region were destroyed. Its preservation was due to a dedicated band of women — the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, ...

(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The grave of a Civil War era, Medal of Honor recipient, at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The Gardel monument that's pictured on the shirts of ...

He wanted to open a nightclub, but residents in Mount Vernon, where he wanted to be, objected, so instead he launched his first restaurant, The CIVIL, on North Charles Street. He didn’t stop ...

MOUNT VERNON - The U.S. Justice Department has discontinued an investigation into claims of civil rights violations against the Mount Vernon Police Department, along with seven other police forces ...

As Taps plays at the Grove Hill Cemetery in Vernon, members of the Sons of Union Veterans honor those who fought and died during the Civil War. Free 24/7 Connecticut news stream: Watch NBC CT ...

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The Mount Vernon Police Department in Westchester County, New York is facing civil rights violations from the U.S. Department of Justice. The violations are the result of a ...