washington dc nov 09' *mount vernon*

the view from the porch
**that tree is a swamp chestnut that dates back to 1771. washington's farm bordered the potomac and that was important for two reasons. first, it gave him a port for shipping his agricultural products to foreign markets . second, it provided access for fishing, which was an important part of the mount vernon economy**


the view of the potamac river.....the land you see
on the other side of the river is in maryland and they
own the river. the porch is 90ft long....and george used
to walk the porch during bad weather....since he couldn't
walk on the grounds. the chairs over a 100years old.



the view...


the view from the porch