Lancaster, Robert Alexander, 1862- [from old catalog] · Philadelphia and London, J. B. Lippincott company · leaf 386
shines outagainst blue heaven. Mt. Vernon, the Mecca of all trueAmericans, thus stands upon what might well be calledWashingtons River, between the place where he first sawthe light of day and the crowning monument to his genius.The most interesting approach to Mt. Vernon is bywater, for the… … MT. VERNON, REAR VIEW Not far from the wharf is the family graveyard whereabove the doorway of a massive but severely plain brickvault the visitor reads: Within this enclosure rest theremains of General Washington, and between the bars ofheavy iron gates he gazes with reverent eyes upon twowhite…
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