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  • Fast Moving Storm Leads to Two Fatalities in Mount Vernon 4g2m6k
  • Huntley Meadows Park Turns 50 603s12
  • The Mondloch House 5y4056
  • Celebrating the Nation’s Semiquincentennial 1s4q41
  • A Budget That Reflects Our Community’s Values 6h1b4y
  • Stroke Awareness Month 1oi4r
  • FS Student Stabbed Inside West Potomac High School 1bq6k

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Revolutionary War Camp 3q2re

Learn about a soldier's life onsite at Mount Vernon 5o75t

Going to war may be glory, guts and adrenaline rushes, but serving in wartime has its mundane side, as visitors to Mount Vernon’s new Patriot Path can learn by experiencing a typical Revolutionary War Army camp, from sleeping on the ground to eating corn cakes.

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Marjorie Leighey Saved an Architectural Gem l3s31

How and why did she do that? 5y3p2s

To learn that state highway officials will route an interstate highway through your house two months after your husband’s death had to be an overwhelming double-whammy. In 1964, when the Virginia Department of Highways wanted to condemn her Falls Church house and pay her $25,605 to make room for Interstate 66, Marjorie Leighey did not whimper or cower. She swung into action.

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Sunset Concert at River Farm featuring Soulfire CANCELLED 4m711w

This event on 5/29 is cancelled due to the weather 4l1b1m

CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

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Mount Vernon’s New Police Commander 6z56z

‘Our ability to be successful is directly proportional to the public’s trust in us.’ 434e43

‘Our ability to be successful is directly proportional to the public’s trust in us.’

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Mount Vernon’s New Police Commander 6z56z

‘Our ability to be successful is directly proportional to the public’s trust in us.’ 434e43

Major Jeffrey Mauro, the new Commander of the Mount Vernon District Police Station, sees policing as a “noble profession” that extends far beyond patrolling the streets.