Mount Vernon, Its Owner and Its Story
Dublin Core
Title
Mount Vernon, Its Owner and Its Story
Date
1932
Description
Harrison Dodge was the longest serving Superintendent of the Mount Vernon Estate (1885-1937). He recounts the history of George Washington’s Mount Vernon including his personal recollections. This includes a chapter IX “The Old Negroes” where he relays (sometimes in attempted dialect) the stories of some of the long serving employees of the estate and their ancestors.
Relation
Publication Item Type Metadata
District
Mount Vernon
Location
VREF 975.5062 D, Fairfax County Public Library
Citation
“Mount Vernon, Its Owner and Its Story,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed September 19, 2024, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/120.