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Image centers the Potomac River running primarily horizontal across the image. Below the river the land is mostly green including open fields and the National Colonial Farm. Fort Washington Park and sprawling suburbs are seen at the edge of a wide fork in the river.  Above the River is more green land labeled Mount Vernon and Fort Hunt Park to the right. The land around this area shows signs of significant human settlement.

A Most “Pleasantly Situated” Estate

The farms and gardens of Mount Vernon played a central role in the life of America’s first president.

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