Historical figures in Mount Vernon

The atlas holds 6 people and 14 moments here, from 1735 to 2008. The most recorded lives are George Washington, John McCain and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Among them Political Leaders, Engineers and Inventors and Writers, across the Interwar Period and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Emily Dickinson

    in 1855

    1 moment here

    American poet Emily Elizabeth Dickinson spent most of her life in Amherst, Massachusetts, with documented childhood schooling, a brief Boston…

  2. Franklin Delano Roosevelt

    in 1939

    1 moment here

    Franklin Delano Roosevelt was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as New York state senator, assistant secretary of the Navy,…

  3. George Washington

    from 1735 to 1799

    8 moments here

    George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

  4. John McCain

    from 1951 to 2008

    2 moments here

    John Sidney McCain III was an American naval aviator, Vietnam War prisoner of war, U.S. representative, U.S.…

  5. John Tyler

    in 1844

    1 moment here

    John Tyler was an American lawyer, Virginia politician, tenth vice president, and tenth president of the United States.…

  6. Warren G. Harding

    in 1921

    1 moment here

    Warren G. Harding was the 29th president of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923.…

Moments

  1. 1735 Lives at Little Hunting Creek George Washington
  2. 1759 Establishes household at Mount Vernon George Washington
  3. 1781 Visits Mount Vernon en route to Yorktown George Washington
  4. 1783 Returns home after the Revolution George Washington
  5. 1789 Departs Mount Vernon for the presidency George Washington
  6. 1797 Retires to Mount Vernon George Washington
  7. 1799 Dies at Mount Vernon George Washington
  8. 1799 Inspects Mount Vernon farms George Washington
  9. 1844 USS Princeton demonstration cruise John Tyler
  10. 1855 Visit to George Washington's estate Emily Dickinson
  11. 1921 Speech at Pohick Church Warren G. Harding
  12. 1939 Sails to Mount Vernon with British monarchs Franklin Delano Roosevelt
  13. 1951 Episcopal High School enrollment John McCain
  14. 2008 McCain-Palin campaign appearance in Fairfax John McCain

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