query: who established an experimental farm at mount vernon

pos: Mount Vernon other crops including cotton and silk. He also derived income from a new gristmill which produced cornmeal and flour for export and also ground neighbors' grain for fees. Washington similarly sold the services of the estate's looms and blacksmith. He built and operated a small fishing fleet, permitting Mount Vernon to export fish. Washington also practiced the selective breeding of sheep in an effort to produce better quality wool. The new crops were less labor-intensive than tobacco; hence, the estate had a surplus of slaves. But Washington refused to break up families for sale. Washington began to hire skilled indentured

pos: Hercules (chef) Mount Vernon, discovered that Hercules's escape to freedom was from Mount Vernon, and that it occurred on February 22, 1797 – Washington's 65th birthday. The president celebrated the day in Philadelphia, but it was also a holiday on the plantation. An entry in that week's Mount Vernon farm report noted that Hercules "absconded 4 [days ago]". Louis-Philippe, the future king of France, visited Mount Vernon in the spring of 1797. According to his April 5 diary entry: The general's cook ran away, being now in Philadelphia, and left a little daughter of six at Mount Vernon. Beaudoin ventured that the

pos: Piscataway Park along the Maryland shore of the Potomac River. Instead of enjoying the same view that George Washington did more than two hundred years ago, visitors to George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate would have seen an oil tank farm, a sewage treatment plant, or housing developments. Congresswoman Frances Payne Bolton of Ohio, a member of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, sprang into action. She purchased a 500-acre farm directly across the Potomac from Mount Vernon and next to the Moyaone Reserve, an environmentally conscious planned community. Bolton donated her farm for the creation of the Accokeek Foundation and, with a coalition

pos: Gentleman's farm income, worked as a professional, owned a large business elsewhere, or some combination of the three. Some notable gentleman farmers include James Roosevelt I, the father of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower who retired to a farm near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania after leaving the White House, George Washington, who farmed at Mount Vernon, Winthrop Rockefeller son of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. who moved to Arkansas in 1953 and established Winrock Farms atop Petit Jean Mountain, Frederick Hinde Zimmerman, Frank C. Rathje, and William Locke Allison, known for Allison Woods, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places

pos: West Ford (slave) color. Bushrod Washington, the son of John and Hannah, and the inheritor of Mount Vernon after his uncle, George Washington, died, gave Ford 666 acres of land adjacent to Mount Vernon in 1829. In 1833, Ford sold this land to buy a larger plot (214 acres) two miles north, at Gum Springs Farm. By 1866 Ford was the second richest free black farmer in Fairfax County, Virginia. Gum Springs Farm became the nucleus of an African-American community throughout the 1800s. I Cannot Tell a Lie: The True Story of George Washington's African American Descendants, by Linda Allen Bryant - Ford

pos: Hybla Valley, Virginia Davenport. Also during the war, the princess of Norway sought refuge from the conflict in Europe and wished to purchase the property of Hollin Hall; President Roosevelt personally inspected the land for her, yet his assistant, Thorpe, became its new owner in the end. The land surrounding it became a turkey farm, and was eventually bought by the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church. Gum Springs, a community first founded by a freed slave from George Washington's plantation, was established along what is now Route 1 (Richmond Highway). In 1978, the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church donated land within Hollin Hills to create

pos: Mount Vernon slaves' quarters), an operational blacksmith shop, and the Pioneer Farm. Each year on Christmas Day, Aladdin the Christmas Camel recreates Washington's 1787 hiring of a camel for 18 shillings to entertain his guests with an example of the animal that brought the Three Wise Men to Bethlehem to visit the newborn Jesus. Mount Vernon remains a privately owned property. Its income is derived from charitable donations and the sales of tickets, produce and goods to visitors. Its non-profit owners, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, continue their mission "to preserve, restore, and manage the estate of George Washington to the highest

pos: Marshall Hall, Maryland site became a highly frequented picnic ground because of its proximity to Mount Vernon. Steamship lines, originally established to ferry tourists from Washington D.C. and Alexandria to/from Mount Vernon, discovered a new source of revenue in the park across from the historic estate. In the 1880s, the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steamboat Company ran large ships between Washington, Alexandria, Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall: the round-trip fare at that time was $1, and included admission to Mount Vernon. Washingtonians fled the summer heat of the city for all sorts of events at the picnic grounds, from exclusive catered events

pos: Mount Vernon, Iowa out in 1847, but its origins date back to at least 1838, when it was known as Pinhook, a popular rest stop on Military Road, which ran between Dubuque, on the Mississippi River, and Iowa City. It was renamed Mount Vernon in 1847, after the estate of George Washington. A post office has been in operation in Mount Vernon since 1849. The Iowa Conference Male and Female Seminary (which later became Cornell College) was established in the town in 1853, and the Northwestern Railroad reached it in 1859, bringing new business to the town as its population expanded. Mount Vernon

pos: Mount Vernon, Illinois Mount Vernon, Illinois Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,277 at the 2010 census. Mount Vernon is the principal city of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jefferson and Hamilton counties. Mt. Vernon was founded in 1817 by Zadok Casey, who was elected to the State Senate in 1822 and was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1833. He served in the U.S. Congress between 1833 and 1843. The town was named for George Washington's plantation, Mount Vernon, which was named for Edward Vernon, a

pos: Mount Vernon, Baltimore Association (YWCA) in Mount Vernon. The BLSYW was the first newly established public school in that area in three decades. Mount Vernon, Baltimore Mount Vernon is a neighborhood immediately north of downtown Baltimore, Maryland. Designated a National Historic Landmark District and a city Cultural District, it is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods and originally was home to the city's most wealthy and fashionable families. The name derives from the Mount Vernon home of George Washington; the original Washington Monument, a massive pillar commenced in 1815 to commemorate the first president of the United States, is the defining feature of

pos: Oney Judge Vernon plantation because she was twice interviewed by abolitionist newspapers in the mid-1840s. Judge was born about 1773 at Mount Vernon. Her mother, Betty, was an enslaved woman who worked as a seamstress; her father, Andrew Judge, was an English tailor working as an indentured servant at Mount Vernon - he, according to historian Erica Dunbar, was the man that made Washington’s military uniform, according to the manager’s account book for Mount Vernon. Oney had a half-brother, Austin (c. 1757 – December 1794), and later a half-sister, Delphy (c. 1779 – December 13, 1831). Betty had been among the 285

pos: Mount Vernon, Virginia the Potomac River to the south, Fort Belvoir to the west, U.S. Route 1 to the north, and Little Hunting Creek to the east. The Mount Vernon area is all land which was once a part of the farms of George and Martha Washington's expansive Mount Vernon Estate. Much of the land was gradually donated through the dying wishes of George and Martha Washington to the public and others who are affiliated with the Washington family. The Neighboring/incorporated Woodlawn Plantation and area which was given to Washington's grand-daughter, Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis. The Gum Springs portion was established by slaves

pos: Mount Vernon Triangle Mount Vernon Triangle Mount Vernon Triangle is a neighborhood and community improvement district in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Originally a working-class neighborhood established in the 19th century, present-day Mount Vernon Triangle experienced a decline in the mid-20th century as it transitioned from residential to commercial and industrial use. The neighborhood has undergone significant and rapid redevelopment in the 21st century. It now consists mostly of high-rise condominium, apartment and office buildings. Several historic buildings in the neighborhood have been preserved and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Mount Vernon Triangle is now considered a good

pos: Spain–United States relations III of Spain continued communications with Washington, sending him gifts such as livestock from Spain that Washington had requested for his farm at Mount Vernon. The United States' first ambassador to Spain was John Jay (but was not formally received at court). Jay's successor, William Carmichael, married a Spanish woman and is buried in the Catholic cemetery in Madrid. Some friendly ties were established: George Washington had established the United States’ mule-raising industry with high-quality large donkeys sent to him by the King of Spain (as well as Lafayette). Pinckney's Treaty, also known as the "Treaty of San Lorenzo" or

pos: Greater Vancouver Zoo Greater Vancouver Zoo The Greater Vancouver Zoo is a zoo located in Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada. In the late 1960s, businessman Pat Hines purchased in Aldergrove, British Columbia to construct a game farm. At first, Hines registered the business as the "World Wide Game Farm Ltd.", but on August 20, 1970, the site was opened to the public as the "Vancouver Game Farm". The first animal to arrive was a llama named "Dennis", who came from Mount Vernon, Washington. Soon after, animals of every size and description began to fill the newly constructed paddocks. Hines operated the game farm with

pos: Waynewood Waynewood Waynewood is a populated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. It is located on the Potomac River and the George Washington Memorial Parkway. WAYNEWOOD - A Brief History Did you know that the Waynewood neighborhood was once part of the Mount Vernon plantation? Waynewood is situated on what was River Farm, one of five farms comprising the Mount Vernon plantation. In 1754, when George Washington became the sole owner of Mount Vernon, he began acquiring additional tracts until the plantation grew in size from the original 2,126 acres to more than 8,000 acres. The five farms, all highly

pos: Anne Whitney on its top floor. The house, located in Beacon Hill is on the Boston Women's Heritage Trail. Six years later she purchased a farm in Shelburne, New Hampshire with views overlooking Mount Washington, Mount Adams, and Mount Madison. She lived at her home on Mt. Vernon Street until October 1893 when she moved to Beacon Street at the Charlesgate Hotel, near her statue of Leif Erikson on Commonwealth Avenue. She lived with and shared her life with Abby Adeline Manning (1836–1906), who devoted her life to Whitney. Whitney Manning lived abroad in the 1860s and 1870s, in Rome, Florence, and

pos: Christopher Sheels of the Custis estate. Following Martha Washington's 1802 death, the Custis estate was settled, and the dower slaves were inherited by the four Custis grandchildren. Sheels was the son of Alyce (also spelled Alce), an enslaved spinner at the Mansion. His father may have been Christopher Sheldes, a white wagon driver, who worked at Mount Vernon until December 1773 and he is listed as "11 yrs. old" in the February 1786 Mount Vernon Slave Census. His grandmother, "Old Doll," was a cook at the Mansion, and had been among the original dower slaves who were brought to Mount Vernon in

pos: Harry Washington Negroes", Washington gave his age as forty-three and said he had fled Mount Vernon in 1776. Under General Sir Guy Carleton's policy, Henry Washington took a British ship to Nova Scotia (as did two other former Mount Vernon slaves, a man and a woman). He then spent several years, in Birchtown, Nova Scotia, Canada, (the largest free African-American city in North America), where he married Jenny, and began to plan for their future. He and his wife joined the 1,192 black colonists who migrated to Sierra Leone, West Africa (see Nova Scotian Settlers). where he planned to begin a farm

pos: Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington of land across the street from Mount Vernon's main entrance. The general library contains thousands of books, newspapers, pamphlets, microforms, electronic resources, maps, photographs, and periodicals belonging to Washington. These materials cover a variety of topics including George Washington, Martha Washington, Mount Vernon, the American Revolution, Colonial America, slavery, the Early Republic, and historical preservation. The library's special collections include rare books, documents, letters, farm books, and maps that pertain to Washington, his presidency, and family life. This collection also contains 103 books that once were part of Washington's collection in his home at Mount Vernon. The books are only

pos: Mount Vernon, Virginia and blacks which were generally escaped or freed slaves from the Mount Vernon Estate and area. Beginning with the 2010 United States Census, the U.S. Census Bureau defined the portion of Mount Vernon north of U.S. Route 1 as a separate CDP, Woodlawn, reducing Mount Vernon's land area by approximately a third and its population by more than half. Mount Vernon is located at (38.7351590, −77.0953670) at an elevation of . Located on U.S. Route 1 in Northern Virginia, Mount Vernon is south-southwest of downtown Washington, D.C. and southeast of Fairfax, the county seat. Mount Vernon sits on the Atlantic

pos: Hercules (chef) 1797, at the end of Washington's presidency. Decatur, a descendant of Washington's secretary, Tobias Lear, discovered a cache of family papers unavailable to scholars, and presented Hercules's escape from Philadelphia as fact. New research documents that Hercules was left behind at Mount Vernon when the Washingtons returned to Philadelphia following Christmas 1796. Historian Anna Coxe Toogood found Hercules and Richmond listed in the Mount Vernon farm records during the winter of 1796-97. They and other domestic servants were assigned as laborers, to pulverize stone, dig brick clay, and grub out honeysuckle. In November 2009, Mary V. Thompson, research specialist at

pos: Mount Vernon, South Dakota Mount Vernon, South Dakota Mount Vernon is a city in Davison County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 462 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Mitchell, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town takes its name from Mount Vernon, the estate of George Washington; an early variant name was Arlandtown. Mount Vernon is located at (43.712155, -98.261264). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Mount Vernon has been assigned the ZIP code 57363 and the FIPS place code 44100. As of the census of

pos: Waynewood 1892, ran from Washington, DC to Mount Vernon until the George Washington Memorial Parkway opened in 1932. In 1906, the railway hauled 1,732,734passengers; and averaged about 26 passenger trains and four freight trains daily between Washington and Mount Vernon. In addition to the Waynewood subdivision, two stately and historic old mansions, now restored and modernized, stand on the original River Farm property. The Tobias Lear home, "Wellington," at 7931 East Boulevard Drive, was built in 1740, and is now the headquarters for the American Horticultural Society. The earliest part of "Collingwood," located at 8301 East Boulevard Drive, was built in

pos: Mount Vernon Saturday, 14 December 1799, aged 67. On 18 December 1799, a funeral was held at Mount Vernon, where his body was interred. Congress passed a joint resolution to construct a marble monument in the United States Capitol for his body, an initiative supported by Martha. In December 1800, the United States House passed an appropriations bill for $200,000 to build the mausoleum, which was to be a pyramid with a base square. Southerners who wanted his body to remain at Mount Vernon defeated the measure. In accordance with his will, Washington was entombed in a family crypt he had built

pos: Mount Vernon Triangle are pursuing a larger public space and "urban park for passive pursuits, including strolling, reading, and sitting." Mount Vernon Triangle Mount Vernon Triangle is a neighborhood and community improvement district in the northwest quadrant of Washington, D.C. Originally a working-class neighborhood established in the 19th century, present-day Mount Vernon Triangle experienced a decline in the mid-20th century as it transitioned from residential to commercial and industrial use. The neighborhood has undergone significant and rapid redevelopment in the 21st century. It now consists mostly of high-rise condominium, apartment and office buildings. Several historic buildings in the neighborhood have been preserved and

pos: Ferry Farm tract in western Frederick County by Lord Fairfax. Washington surveyed the 453 acres of land and also purchased an adjoining tract. Washington soon had acquired close to two thousand acres in western lands. Washington had acquired more land through his own hard work than Ferry Farm would be worth in the three years Washington had to wait to legally claim Ferry Farm. He often stayed with his half-brother Lawrence at Mount Vernon. Washington's mother lived in the house until 1772, when she moved to Fredericksburg, and the farm was sold to friend Hugh Mercer (direct ancestor of Gen. Geo. S.

pos: Mount Vernon Mansion replicas international expositions: Mount Vernon Mansion replicas Mount Vernon Mansion replicas are faithful copies or buildings inspired by Mount Vernon, the mansion of U.S. President George Washington in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Such buildings usually feature Mount Vernon's iconic piazza but might also copy its cupola, distinct dimensions, red-white-and-green color scheme, asymmetrical window distribution, or three-part organization. George Washington's Mount Vernon and architectural historian Lydia Mattice Brandt began a digital humanities project that collects information on Mount Vernon "replicas." It crowd-sources information and locates Mount Vernon look-alikes on an interactive map. Full-sized replicas of the Mount Vernon mansion were built

pos: Mount Vernon Mansion replicas Mount Vernon Mansion replicas Mount Vernon Mansion replicas are faithful copies or buildings inspired by Mount Vernon, the mansion of U.S. President George Washington in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Such buildings usually feature Mount Vernon's iconic piazza but might also copy its cupola, distinct dimensions, red-white-and-green color scheme, asymmetrical window distribution, or three-part organization. George Washington's Mount Vernon and architectural historian Lydia Mattice Brandt began a digital humanities project that collects information on Mount Vernon "replicas." It crowd-sources information and locates Mount Vernon look-alikes on an interactive map. Full-sized replicas of the Mount Vernon mansion were built for six

pos: Post-presidency of George Washington including a writing desk that contained love letters from his wife Martha. Washington departed Philadelphia on March 9, traveling with Martha, his granddaughter Nelly, and George Washington Lafayette. The party arrived Mount Vernon "six days" later, having made a few stops along the way, as Washington was a celebrated hero. Upon his return Washington found his five farms and buildings at Mount Vernon were in ruins. He diligently put to work carpenters to fix the buildings, including the mansion house, while he made efforts to rehabilitate his farm lands. Washington's sister, Betty Lewis, died, and Washington was survived only by

pos: Elizabeth J. Somers the only higher education institution for women in Washington, D.C. Mount Vernon Seminary quickly earned an esteemed reputation for the refined academic and social education of young women in Washington, D.C. Mount Vernon first attracted prominent Washington officials’ daughters but soon also many young women from around the world. Elizabeth Somers’ school was named Mount Vernon Seminary in honor of her late brother, Dr. Thomas Eddy, a respected Methodist minister, who helped build the Mount Vernon Methodist Church in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1880, Somers moved the school from 201 F Street, NW to 1100 M Street, NW to meet the

pos: Mount Vernon, Virginia of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over. Mount Vernon is within Fairfax County Public Schools. Mount Vernon High School serves the community. Previously The Islamic Saudi Academy of Washington had a campus in Mount Vernon. The Mount Vernon area is known for its historical and tourist sites and includes several notable locations including: Mount Vernon is, most famously, the home of the first President of the United States, General of the Armies, and tobacco planter George Washington and his wife Martha Dandridge Custis Washington. Other notable individuals who were born in and/or have lived

pos: Skagit Valley Tulip Festival Skagit County in 1950, and in 1955 purchased the Washington Bulb Company, making him the leader among the four flower-growing families in the area, and the Washington Bulb Company the leading grower of tulip, daffodil, and iris bulbs in North America. The farm operates a public display garden and gift shop called Roozengaarde, which, alongside the DeGoede family's Tulip Town, is a major attraction during the Tulip Festival. Local tulip growers showcased their bulbs through display gardens for decades prior to the formation of an official festival. The Mount Vernon Chamber of Commerce established the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival as

pos: Continental Football League Memorial Stadium in Mount Vernon, New York. Charleston's Coy Bacon, 1966 CFL All-Star end, went on to play for the NFL's Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins. The league also established farm team relationships with semi-pro clubs (for instance, the Dodgers affiliated with the Liberty Football Conference's Long Island Jets in 1966). EASTERN DIVISION WESTERN DIVISION The CFL added a Western Division for the 1967 season. The division comprised established minor-league teams in British Columbia, California, Oregon and Washington. But four small western franchises, in Eugene, Oregon, Long Beach and San Jose, California and Victoria,

pos: Ann Pamela Cunningham Ann Pamela Cunningham Ann Pamela Cunningham (August 15, 1816 in Rosemont Plantation, South Carolina – May 1, 1875) was an early activist in historic preservation who founded The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association in 1853 and served for years as its first regent. She gained participation by women leaders from all 30 states of the Union at that time. The Association raised all the capital needed to complete its purchase of Mount Vernon by 1859 and took possession on February 22, Washington's birthday. The Association continues to own and operate, Mount Vernon, George Washington's home and plantation. Cunningham was born in

pos: Mount Vernon, Virginia in Mount Vernon include: Mount Vernon, Virginia Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 12,416 at the 2010 census. Primarily due to its historical significance and natural recreation and beauty, the Mount Vernon area receives over one million touring visitors each year. While the name "Mount Vernon"—drawn from the Mount Vernon Estate, the home of George Washington located south of Alexandria—is often used locally to refer to the entire unincorporated area between Old Town Alexandria and Fort Belvoir, Mount Vernon as defined by the Census Bureau encompasses only

pos: International Forest of Friendship trees from George Washington's Mount Vernon, the Bicentennial American Spruce, a tree from Amelia Earhart's grandfather's farm, a redbud from President Dwight D. Eisenhower's farm, and an American sycamore grown from a seed taken to the moon by Command Module pilot Stuart Roosa on Apollo 14. The moon tree is dedicated to seventeen American astronauts who lost their lives furthering space exploration. A trail through the forest contains granite plaques with the names of over 1,200 aviation notables, including Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindbergh, Jeana Yeager, Rajiv Gandhi, the Wright Brothers, Sally Ride, Chuck Yeager, Beryl Markham, General Jimmy Doolittle, President

pos: Lincoln Theatre (Mount Vernon, Washington) was $22,500. Because of the niche area of theatre organ culture, only a few volunteers are in charge of caring for and playing the organ. Some concerts have been held exclusively for the organ; however, it is mostly played for 30 minutes before a movie showing by one of the volunteers. On nights which feature an organist, one of the lobby volunteers places a notice informing guests of who is playing that night. Lincoln Theatre (Mount Vernon, Washington) Lincoln Theatre is a multi-purpose theatre in Mount Vernon, Washington, United States. The theatre is located at 712 South First St. It

pos: Mount Vernon, Washington Guide to Life in America's Small Cities". Jasper Gates and Joseph Dwelley first settled on the banks of the Skagit River, where the city of Mount Vernon now lies, in 1870. Later on, Harrison Clothier came to the community in 1877 to teach school and join in business with a former student, E.G. English. They were later recognized as the city's founders and pioneer businessmen. A post office was established in November 1877 with Clothier appointed postmaster. The city was named after Mount Vernon, the plantation estate and resting place of George Washington. The two men laid out the city's

pos: Mount Vernon Trail Wilson Bridge and over Hunting Creek, the trail continues south along the Potomac River, traveling near Belle Haven, the west side of Dyke Marsh and the east side of Fort Hunt Park. The last mile before reaching Mount Vernon is a curving uphill inland climb. The Mount Vernon Trail connects to other area hiker/biker routes including: Scenes along the Mount Vernon Trail, from south to north: Mount Vernon Trail The Mount Vernon Trail (MVT) is a long paved bicycle and pedestrian path in Northern Virginia between Rosslyn and George Washington's home at Mount Vernon. The trail connects the easternmost portions

pos: Mount Vernon, Virginia Mount Vernon, Virginia Mount Vernon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 12,416 at the 2010 census. Primarily due to its historical significance and natural recreation and beauty, the Mount Vernon area receives over one million touring visitors each year. While the name "Mount Vernon"—drawn from the Mount Vernon Estate, the home of George Washington located south of Alexandria—is often used locally to refer to the entire unincorporated area between Old Town Alexandria and Fort Belvoir, Mount Vernon as defined by the Census Bureau encompasses only the portion bounded by

neg: Hagansport, Texas Hagansport, Texas Hagansport is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. It is located at the junction of State Highway 37 and Farm Road 71, eleven miles northwest of the county seat, Mount Vernon. The name derives from an early settler by the name of Hagan, who established a crossing on the Sulphur River. Hagan's Port eventually became one word, Hagansport. This was the spelling of the name by the time the first post office was established in 1857. The community grew to around 150 by the 1880s and had a post office, school, gin, sawmill, and other

neg: Hagansport, Texas Hagansport, Texas Hagansport is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. It is located at the junction of State Highway 37 and Farm Road 71, eleven miles northwest of the county seat, Mount Vernon. The name derives from an early settler by the name of Hagan, who established a crossing on the Sulphur River. Hagan's Port eventually became one word, Hagansport. This was the spelling of the name by the time the first post office was established in 1857. The community grew to around 150 by the 1880s and had a post office, school, gin, sawmill, and other

neg: Mount Vernon, Colorado Mount Vernon, Colorado Mount Vernon is an extinct town from the former Jefferson Territory, the site of which is located in present-day Jefferson County, Colorado. Mount Vernon was founded in 1859 by Dr. Joseph Casto who followed the gold rush to Colorado in 1858. He did not find gold, but decided to establish a town between the mining camps and the city of Denver. With three other men, he founded the Denver, Auraria, and Colorado Wagon Company in December of 1859. After gold ore was discovered near Central City in 1859, a trail was established through Mount Vernon. It was

neg: Mount Vernon, Texas or over. The town is served by the Mount Vernon Independent School District and is home to the Mount Vernon High School Tigers. The late Don Meredith, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and Monday Night Football broadcaster, is a Mount Vernon native. Also hailing from Mt. Vernon is 13-year veteran AFL/NFL offensive lineman Bobby Maples. Maples played for the Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers and Denver Broncos. Although not a native, retired NBA player Greg Ostertag currently resides on a small farm in Mount Vernon and owns several businesses on the historic plaza. Mount Vernon, Texas Mount Vernon is a town in

neg: Mount Vernon Nazarene University degrees in Christian ministry were added in 1991. It was renamed Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU) in 2002. The town of Mount Vernon was just one of many sites proposed for the college, but it raised $209,000 USD to purchase a 209-acre portion of the Lakeholm Farm before the Church of the Nazarene bought it from The Ohio State University, which owned the property. The colonial-style buildings were designed to resemble Williamsburg, Virginia. Nine acres were added by Mary Starr in 1970, and the college acquired a neighboring farm in 1999. MVNU is a co-educational liberal arts university with an

neg: Mount Vernon Church, Boston worship in fellowship with the Old South at its church at 645 Boylston Street (Copley Square). Mount Vernon Church retains separate officers and budget, an overlapping membership with Old South, and separate status as a member church in the Metropolitan Boston Association of the United Church of Christ. A fire in 1978 destroyed the church building. In 1983 the remains were remodelled by architect Graham Gund as the "Church Court Condominiums." Mount Vernon Church, Boston Mount Vernon Church (established 1842) in Boston, Massachusetts, was a Congregational church located on Beacon Hill (1844–1891) and later in Back Bay (1892–1977). The Mount

neg: Mount Vernon Presbyterian School Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church. In 2017, the drive collected 3,765 items, weighing in at 5,000 pounds. Mount Vernon Presbyterian School Mount Vernon Presbyterian School (MVPS or MV) is a Christian (Presbyterian), independent, coeducational day school in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. MVPS currently operates grades K - 12, in addition to a preschool. The Lower School Campus, which houses grades K-6 and the preschool, is located at 471 Mt. Vernon Hwy., and the Glenn Campus, which houses grades 7-12, is located at 510 Mt. Vernon Hwy. The upper school (9-12th grade) was established in 2001 and its first class graduated in

neg: Mount Vernon Nazarene University Vernon was chosen in 1966 for its proximity to a concentrated Nazarene population, and Mount Vernon Nazarene College (MVNC) opened in 1968 on the old Lakeholm Farm property that had belonged to The Ohio State University. The Lakeholm Farm was the former home of Columbus Delano, US Secretary of the Interior under Ulysses S. Grant. Three buildings (Manor, Ice House, and Barn) original to Lakeholm Farm, are still in operation on the campus today. Originally a two-year junior college, MVNU became a four-year school in 1973, was accredited for two-year degrees in 1972 and four-year degrees in 1974, and graduate

neg: Stephen J. Stilwell Stephen J. Stilwell Stephen J. Stilwell (May 10, 1866 – April 20, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was born on May 10, 1866, on a farm just on the border line between Mount Vernon and Yonkers, in Westchester County, New York, the son of William J. Stilwell and Mary D. (Archer) Stilwell. He attended the Union Free School in Yonkers, graduated from New York University School of Law, was admitted to the bar, and practiced in Mount Vernon. For some time he owned and edited " The Reformer", the Democratic newspaper of Mount Vernon.

neg: Mount Vernon, Wisconsin Mount Vernon, Wisconsin Mount Vernon is an unincorporated community in the town of Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The "Big Spring" on the Mount Vernon Creek branch of the Sugar River is located in what is now Donald Park. The "Big Spring" has been known since at least the 1800s and is one of the features that made Mount Vernon an attractive place for settlement. A cabin built near the "Big Spring" is currently the subject of an archaeological dig and dates from the 1840s. The cabin is believed to be the home of the George Patchin family who

neg: Mount Vernon Church, Boston Mount Vernon Church, Boston Mount Vernon Church (established 1842) in Boston, Massachusetts, was a Congregational church located on Beacon Hill (1844–1891) and later in Back Bay (1892–1977). The Mount Vernon Church was organized on June 1, 1842 and the church building on Ashburton Place in Beacon Hill was completed the next year. Senior ministers to serve the congregation at this location included Edward Norris Kirk (1842-1874); and Samuel Edward Herrick (1871-1904). Congregants included Dwight L. Moody and Daniel Safford. In the 1850s some of the congregation formed the Mount Vernon Association of Young Men. In 1893 after the Tremont Temple

neg: Joe J. Manlove was interred in Mount Hope Cemetery near Joplin, Missouri. Joe J. Manlove Joe Jonathan Manlove (October 1, 1876 – January 31, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born on a farm near Carthage, Missouri, Manlove attended the public schools and was graduated from Presbyterian Academy at Mount Vernon, Missouri. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Missouri. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits, in the livestock business, and in the general development of southwest Missouri. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress

neg: Mount Vernon Stakes Mount Vernon Stakes The Mount Vernon Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Contested on turf at a distance of a mile (8 furlongs), it is restricted to Fillies and mares age three and older who were bred in the State of New York The Mount Vernon Stakes is named for the city of Mount Vernon in Westchester County, New York. Since inception in 1979, the race has been contested at various distances: Due to course conditions, the race was switched to dirt in 1988, 1990

neg: Mount Vernon, New York Vernon Hospital (700 employees). Mount Vernon has a large commercial sector that boosts the city's economy, with industries such as electronics, engineering, high tech, historical metal restoration, and manufacturing mainly in the Southside section of the city. Mount Vernon also has an established Empire Zone for commercial and industrial use, in the southern portion of the city, which has attracted manufacturing companies and nationally recognized businesses for major retailers and companies such as: In addition, Mount Vernon is home to The Forward Thinkers Facility (The Roosevelt Square Professional Building)a co-working space of virtual, shared and permanent offices that combine business

neg: Mount Vernon, Texas Mount Vernon, Texas Mount Vernon is a town in Franklin County, Texas, United States. It is the Franklin County seat, and the population was 2,662 at the 2010 census, up from 2,286 at the 2000 census. Mount Vernon started as a settlement near the Fanning Springs (on Holbrook Street south of the present town square). Affidavits filed to establish land titles soon after the Texas Revolution document the settlement by squatters in Spanish Texas commencing in 1818. By 1848 the United States government established a post office, and in 1849 a formal town site was laid out on land donated

neg: Mount Vernon Hospital Research. During the First World War, soldiers were treated at the Mount Vernon Hospital and, in 1932, the Central London out-patients department moved to Riding House Street. At the outbreak of the Second World War Mount Vernon became a general hospital dealing with, inter alia, war casualties. In 1947 the central London out patients department moved to Portland Place and, in 1948, the hospital joined the National Health Service. In 1957, the Gray Laboratory was established and, in 1967, the Marie Curie Hospital, which had been providing cancer treatment from premises in Fitzjohn's Avenue, also moved to Mount Vernon site.

neg: Mount Vernon Arsenal Mount Vernon Arsenal The Mount Vernon Arsenal is a former arsenal site listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Mount Vernon, Alabama. The site is currently home to the now closed Searcy Hospital, and was formerly a United States Army munitions depot. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 26, 1988 as the Mount Vernon Arsenal-Searcy Hospital Complex. The Mount Vernon Arsenal was established by the United States Army near the Mobile River, three miles west of Fort Stoddert, and approximately 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Along with the Kennebec

neg: Mount Vernon Presbyterian School Mount Vernon Presbyterian School Mount Vernon Presbyterian School (MVPS or MV) is a Christian (Presbyterian), independent, coeducational day school in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. MVPS currently operates grades K - 12, in addition to a preschool. The Lower School Campus, which houses grades K-6 and the preschool, is located at 471 Mt. Vernon Hwy., and the Glenn Campus, which houses grades 7-12, is located at 510 Mt. Vernon Hwy. The upper school (9-12th grade) was established in 2001 and its first class graduated in the spring of 2008. The seventh and eighth grade are housed in Middle School Academic Building

neg: Chuck Riley (politician) Riley the son of Oscar Edwin Riley and Jessie May (Spangler) Riley was born in 1939 in Illinois where he grew up on his father's farm. In 1957, he graduated from Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon before enrolling in college. He took some classes at the University of Illinois, majoring in mathematics, before enlisting in the United States Air Force in 1958. Riley remained in the Air Force until 1961 and spent some time at the Army Language School learning Russian. He later attended Southern Illinois University as an art major and worked for the school before moving

neg: Mount Vernon Township, Jefferson County, Illinois settlements.) The township contains these nine cemeteries: Atkinson, East Salem, Etheridge Farm, Hopewell, Oakwood, Old Union, Saint Mary's, Sursa and Williams. Mount Vernon Township, Jefferson County, Illinois Mount Vernon Township is one of sixteen townships in Jefferson County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 13,374 and it contained 6,422 housing units. According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.30%) is land and (or 0.70%) is water. The township is centered at 38°21′N 88°52′W (38.349,-88.859). It is traversed north-south by State Route 37, east-west by State Route 15,

neg: Searcy Hospital Searcy Hospital Searcy Hospital was a state-owned and operated psychiatric hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama. It was situated on the grounds of the former Mount Vernon Arsenal, a former United States Army munitions depot dating back to 1828. It closed permanently on October 31, 2012. In 1900, the Alabama Legislature established a mental health facility on the former site of the Mount Vernon Arsenal to relieve overcrowding at Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa. The new facility was named the Mount Vernon Insane Hospital upon its opening in 1902 but was renamed Searcy Hospital in 1919, in honor of Dr. J. T.

neg: Mount Penang Juvenile Justice Centre a second training ship that had been built in 1866, replaced the Vernon in 1890. Both ships were anchored off Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour, the Sobraon remaining there until 1911 Whilst moored off Cockatoo Island, the boys of the Vernon and the Sobraon maintained a small farm to supply themselves with fresh food, a tradition that would be carried on at Mount Penang. In 1905, the Neglected Children and Juvenile Offenders Act was passed to replace the former Industrial and Reformatory Schools Acts of 1866. he Gosford Farm Home for Boys was built under this new Act. In the

neg: Maine Chance Farm Maine Chance Farm Maine Chance Farm was an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable in Lexington, Kentucky owned by cosmetics tycoon Elizabeth Arden. Elizabeth Arden raced under the "nom de course" "Mr. Nightingale" until 1943 when she adopted the name Maine Chance Farm from her health spa in Mount Vernon, Maine. During the nineteen forties and fifties, the Maine Chance Farm racing stable was a major force in American horse racing. Among the stable's many champions and stakes race winners who raced under Arden's cerise, blue and white colors were the colt Star Pilot and the filly, Beaugay, both 1945 American

neg: Wartburg Adult Care Community Wartburg Adult Care Community The Wartburg Adult Care Community is a non-profit, Lutheran organization located in Mount Vernon, New York that provides a continuum of care to older adults through residential and community-based programs and services. The Wartburg was founded in 1866 as an orphanage and farm school and began serving older adults in 1898. As the foster care system took hold in the mid-1900s, the Wartburg gradually phased out the orphanage and by 1979, its focus was solely on serving the elderly. The Wartburg Orphans’ Farm School was established in 1866 by a Lutheran minister, Reverend William Passavant, with

neg: Purley, Texas remained through 2000; a business opened in the community in 1988. Purley, Texas Purley is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. Purley is located at the junction of Texas State Highway 37 and Farm to Market Road 900 south of Mount Vernon. Purley was first settled in the 1850s. A post office opened in Purley in 1879, and a one-room schoolhouse was established by 1896. The town had a population of 150 and several businesses through the late 1800s, but the community diminished in the 1900s, falling to a population of twenty with no businesses by 1966.

neg: Purley, Texas Purley, Texas Purley is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Texas, United States. Purley is located at the junction of Texas State Highway 37 and Farm to Market Road 900 south of Mount Vernon. Purley was first settled in the 1850s. A post office opened in Purley in 1879, and a one-room schoolhouse was established by 1896. The town had a population of 150 and several businesses through the late 1800s, but the community diminished in the 1900s, falling to a population of twenty with no businesses by 1966. The population of Purley grew to 81 by 1972, where it

neg: Vernon, Illinois oil tank farm are Dakota Access Pipeline, Enbridge Pipeline System, Keystone Pipeline, Trunkline Pipeline. Vernon, Illinois Vernon is a village in Marion County, Illinois, United States. The population was 129 at the 2010 census. The village was established in 1872 by the Illinois Central Railroad. The community is named for one of the railway's auditors, William Vernon. Vernon is the birthplace of Herbert Ryman, an artist at Walt Disney Studios. Vernon is located at (38.802001, -89.088301). According to the 2010 census, Vernon has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 178 people,

neg: Joe J. Manlove Joe J. Manlove Joe Jonathan Manlove (October 1, 1876 – January 31, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born on a farm near Carthage, Missouri, Manlove attended the public schools and was graduated from Presbyterian Academy at Mount Vernon, Missouri. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Missouri. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits, in the livestock business, and in the general development of southwest Missouri. He was an unsuccessful Republican candidate for election in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress and in 1916 to the Sixty-fifth Congress. Manlove was

neg: Thomas Zinkula Thomas Zinkula Thomas Robert Zinkula (born April 19, 1957) is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He was a priest in the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Iowa until he was named the ninth bishop of Davenport, Iowa in 2017. Thomas Zinkula was born on April 19, 1957 in Mount Vernon, Iowa to Robert and Mary (Volz) Zinkula. He grew up on a farm with eight siblings. He graduated as the valedictorian from Mount Vernon High School in 1975. He went on to earn a bachelor's degree in mathematics, economics and business from Cornell College (Mount Vernon, Iowa),

neg: Beach School (Mount Vernon, Iowa) Beach School (Mount Vernon, Iowa) Beach School is a historic building located northwest of Mount Vernon, Iowa, United States. Because school district lines had been redrawn, students in this area were forced to attend classes in a building some distance away. Given the condition of rural roads in the late 19th century, that created a hardship for many families. From 1889 to 1891 the school district set aside funds for a new building, and Benjamin Beach donated land on his farm for the new school. Not only was his farmhouse nearby, but Beach also operated a sawmill along the creek

neg: Mount Vernon (Woodleaf, North Carolina) office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Mount Vernon (Woodleaf, North Carolina) Mount Vernon is a historic plantation house, farm complex, and national historic district located near Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1822, and is a two-story, three bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a full-width, one-story shed roofed porch. The house was designated a post office in 1822. Also on the property are the contributing log smokehouse, large barn (c. 1898), "lighthouse" or Delco house (c. 1917), corn crib (c. 1917), gear

neg: Mount Vernon (Woodleaf, North Carolina) Mount Vernon (Woodleaf, North Carolina) Mount Vernon is a historic plantation house, farm complex, and national historic district located near Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1822, and is a two-story, three bay, Federal style frame dwelling. It is sheathed in weatherboard and has a full-width, one-story shed roofed porch. The house was designated a post office in 1822. Also on the property are the contributing log smokehouse, large barn (c. 1898), "lighthouse" or Delco house (c. 1917), corn crib (c. 1917), gear house (c. 1917), woodhouse (c. 1917), spring house, mill site, shop, and plantation

neg: Mount Vernon, Glasgow the 'Old Extent of Windyedge' and renamed it Mount Vernon, in honour of Admiral Edward Vernon of the Royal Navy who was famous at that time for his expedition against the Spanish Main. Another Glasgow merchant, George Buchanan whose family had extensive interests in tobacco trade purchased the land in 1758 and built an extension to the existing house re-modelling it as a country mansion. To the south of Mount Vernon is the location of Greenoakhill Quarry, one of Europe's largest urban landfill sites, operated by Paterson Quarries Ltd. The landfill has been operational since 1955 and receives an assortment

neg: Charles Eaves to Western Canada. There he witnessed one of the first, labour-saving, combine harvesters in action. Eaves completed his BSc. in agricultural science at McGill University in 1932 with summer employment at the Ottawa Experimental Farm. In 1933 the IODE awarded him a one-year scholarship to study plant nutrition and produce storage at Cambridge University in England. Upon his return to Canada he reunited with Margot Vernon Smith from Ottawa and they married in 1934. Accepting a temporary position at the Experimental Farm in Kentville, Eaves was made responsible for produce storage. After earning his MSc from McGill in 1937, he

neg: Mount Vernon Triangle of Mount Vernon Triangle began in the 21st century as more people moved into the city and local government officials offered tax abatement for residential construction. City officials and real estate developers began to push for revitalization of the area in 2000. The Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District, a nonprofit that coordinates and markets the community improvement district, was established in 2004. The turning point for Mount Vernon Triangle was the 2008 completion of the neighborhood's largest development, CityVista, a complex consisting of 441 condominium units, 224 apartments, and retail space. There was a decline in construction during the

neg: Ernest W. Dunklee Ernest W. Dunklee Ernest W. Dunklee (November 29, 1890 – October 25, 1974) was a Vermont farmer and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate. Ernest Walter Dunklee was born in Vernon, Vermont on November 29, 1890. He attended school in Vernon and graduated from Mount Hermon Boys' School, afterwards operating a farm in Vernon. In 1904 he served as a page in the Vermont Senate. A Republican, Dunklee served in local offices including town lister. Dunklee served four terms in the Vermont House of Representatives: 1919 to 1921, 1923 to 1925, and 1933 to 1937. From

neg: Mount Vernon, Oregon Mount Vernon, Oregon Mount Vernon is a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States. Its post office was established in 1877 and named after a black stallion that belonged to settler David W. Jenkins. The stallion's stable, a small stone building, is still standing in a field on the north side of U.S. Highway 26 about east of the main intersection in town. In 1915 the ranching community had a population of 60 and a hotel at a hot springs resort approximately north. The population had grown to 451 by the 1950 census. There are a few motels and restaurants

neg: Mount Vernon Cemetery (West Boylston, Massachusetts) later. The Old Burying Ground was established c. 1790, and is the only originally municipal portion of the cemetery. The 1852 Mount Vernon Cemetery portion is the largest of the three, was designed in the rural cemetery style popular in the mid-19th century, and is where the cemetery's 1891 Holbrook Chapel is located. The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Mount Vernon Cemetery (West Boylston, Massachusetts) Mount Vernon Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Church Street in West Boylston, Massachusetts. It is actually composed of three separate cemeteries, which were eventually united under municipal

neg: Charles Wall accepted a job as assistant superintendent at Mount Vernon in 1929, taking the place of a cousin who had died in a drowning accident. During his first years as assistant superintendent, Wall and then-resident superintendent Harrison Howell Dodge rotated turns sleeping as guard in the manor house. Wall became resident director of Mount Vernon in 1937, succeeding Dodge, who had served in the position for 52 years. Owned and operated by The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association since 1858, Wall was responsible for supervising a staff of 85 and lived on the site in an approximation of the lifestyle available to

neg: Mount Vernon, Colorado a main route into the mountain. A toll road that passed through Mount Vernon and through Mount Vernon Canyon was built by the wagon company, and then purchased in 1880 by Jefferson County and no longer requiring a toll to use the road. The road became U.S. 40, and then Interstate 70. At its height, there were about 200 people who lived in the town, but by 1885 it only had 50 residents. One of the town's citizens was Robert Williamson Steele, the governor of Jefferson Territory, who often worked out of his Mount Vernon house. The town had its

neg: Mount Vernon, Wisconsin small businesses, a church, and a small park. Mount Vernon is located south of Mount Horeb and southwest of Madison, at the intersection of County Highway G and Wisconsin Highway 92. It occupies land on the eastern edge of Wisconsin's Driftless Area, and is bordered on two sides by Donald Park, a county park at the headwaters of the Sugar River. Mount Vernon, Wisconsin Mount Vernon is an unincorporated community in the town of Springdale, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The "Big Spring" on the Mount Vernon Creek branch of the Sugar River is located in what is now Donald

neg: Mount Vernon Street Historic District Mount Vernon Street Historic District The Mount Vernon Street Historic District is a historic district consisting of the even-numbered houses at 8—24 Mount Vernon Street in Somerville, Massachusetts. The district includes four modest Greek Revival houses built c. 1850, an earlier Federal period house, and a late 19th century Second Empire house, representing a progression of housing styles through the 19th century. The houses at 8, 12, 16, and 20 Mount Vernon are all well conserved Greek Revival 1.5 story buildings with side hall layout, although #12 has had synthetic siding applied. The house at #16 has preserved more of

neg: Mount Vernon, New York TV shows have been shot in Mount Vernon, such as: Mount Vernon, New York Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City, immediately to the north of the borough of the Bronx. As of the 2010 census, Mount Vernon had a population of 67,292. Mount Vernon, the eighth-most populous city in the state of New York, has two major sections. Southside Mount Vernon is more urban, resembling the Bronx to the south, while Northside Mount Vernon is more residential. Mount Vernon's downtown business district is on the

neg: Mount Vernon Arts Lab Box Music record label. Mulholland went on to become the composer-in-residence at Glasgow University's geography department. In 2009, Mulholland and Utley again collaborated, with a performance at the "Le Weekend" festival in Stirling. Mount Vernon Arts Lab Mount Vernon Arts Lab is a musical project of Scottish musician Drew Mulholland, who has also recorded as Black Noise and N. Between 1996 and 2001, a string of EPs, singles, and albums were released. After this he continued to release material as Mount Vernon Astral Temple. Taking inspiration from Joe Meek, and from Daniel Miller's work as The Normal, Mulholland began creating

neg: Action of 5 September 1918 States Navy, who renamed her USS "Mount Vernon" in honor of Mount Vernon. "Mount Vernon" was used to transport American troops across the Atlantic to France. —a German submarine— had several successful patrols of the Atlantic to sink any and all Allied shipping. On the morning of 5 September 1918, "Mount Vernon" and four destroyers were off France and steaming in a convoy toward the U.S. when "Mount Vernon" was attacked by "U-82". The German vessels' periscope was spotted off the starboard bow, by a man of "Mount Vernon"s gun crew; they immediately fired a round from the gun. The

neg: Mount Vernon Police Department (New York) Mount Vernon Police Department (New York) The Mount Vernon Police Department, commonly referred to as MVPD, is a professional police organization responsible for primary jurisdictional law enforcement for the city of Mount Vernon, New York. Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County, which is located immediately north of the New York City limits, north of Bronx County. The Mount Vernon Police Headquarters is located in the Mount Vernon Civic Center, with an address of 2 Roosevelt Square North, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 (914) The department is a New York State Accredited Agency. The current Acting Police Commissioner is Shawn Harris,

neg: Kevin Jones (basketball) Kevin Jones (basketball) Kevin Andrew Jones (born August 25, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Nanterre 92. He played college basketball for West Virginia University. Jones attended Mount Vernon High School in Mount Vernon, New York. As a junior, he averaged 21 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks per game. As a senior, he averaged 23 points, 14 rebounds, and two blocks per game. In 2006 and 2007, he led Mount Vernon to the New York State PHSAA championships. In his freshman season at West Virginia, Jones posted eight games in double figures, including a stretch of

neg: Mount Vernon, Ohio other gasses) compressors, is also located in Mount Vernon. Its history is tied to that of Cooper Industries in that Jim Buchwald, one of the founders of Ariel, was a former engineer for Cooper Industries Mount Vernon. Ariel's website can be found at arielcorp.com. Two universities in Mount Vernon and nearby Gambier provide thousands of jobs to the local residents. Mount Vernon is home to Mount Vernon Nazarene University and Gambier is home to Kenyon College. Mount Vernon, Ohio Mount Vernon is a city in Knox County, Ohio, United States. It is located 40 miles northeast of Columbus. The population

neg: Mount Vernon, New York Mount Vernon, New York Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is an inner suburb of New York City, immediately to the north of the borough of the Bronx. As of the 2010 census, Mount Vernon had a population of 67,292. Mount Vernon, the eighth-most populous city in the state of New York, has two major sections. Southside Mount Vernon is more urban, resembling the Bronx to the south, while Northside Mount Vernon is more residential. Mount Vernon's downtown business district is on the city's Southside, which features the City Hall, Mount Vernon's main

neg: Mount Vernon, Washington a time, extension of the interurban was put off indefinitely. The completion of the Pacific Highway between Seattle and Bellingham in 1920 posed a great threat to the still incomplete interurban line. After a series of accidents and bridge wash outs, passenger service on the money-losing line was permanently suspended in June 1930. In 1969, Interstate 5 was built through downtown, severing it from most of the residential district and opening the farm lands north of the city to urban development, where many of Mount Vernon's downtown businesses moved. The Historic Lincoln Theatre on First Street in downtown Mount Vernon

neg: Mount Vernon, Arkansas School District, Which leads to graduation from Mount Vernon–Enola High School. The district was formed by the July 1, 1991 consolidation of the Enola School District and the Mount Vernon School District. Mount Vernon, Arkansas Mount Vernon is a town in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 145 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. Mount Vernon is located along the eastern edge of Faulkner County at (35.224891, -92.124808). The eastern border of the town follows the White County line. Arkansas Highway 36 passes through Mount Vernon, leading north

neg: Mount Vernon Stakes and 2003. The Mount Vernon was run in two divisions in 1989, 1992, 2002, 2004, and 2005. Angel Cordero, Jr. won this race as a jockey three times (1980, 1982, 1989) and as a trainer in 1996. Speed record: Most wins: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by a trainer: Mount Vernon Stakes The Mount Vernon Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually near the end of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Contested on turf at a distance of a mile (8 furlongs), it is restricted to Fillies and

neg: Mount Vernon Camp was completed by 2003. The complex continues to undergo physical upgrading works today, with the government setting aside another S$47.8 million for the expansion works being carried out from 2004 into 2006. Mount Vernon Camp <mapframe text="Location of Mount Vernon Camp in Singapore" width=300 height=400 zoom=14 latitude=1.33861 longitude=103.87930> </mapframe> Mount Vernon Camp, also known as the Gurkha Cantonment, is an establishment of the Singapore Police Force built to house the training and residential facilities of the Gurkha Contingent's Gurkhas and their families. Located at Mount Vernon near to the secludedness of the Bidadari Cemetery, it has undergone expansion on the

neg: Maine Chance Farm the Maine Chance Farm is being revamped into a Collegiate Equestrian mecha-center. It will expectantly feature a breeding program, equestrian center, and equine disease and research center. Maine Chance Farm Maine Chance Farm was an American Thoroughbred horse racing stable in Lexington, Kentucky owned by cosmetics tycoon Elizabeth Arden. Elizabeth Arden raced under the "nom de course" "Mr. Nightingale" until 1943 when she adopted the name Maine Chance Farm from her health spa in Mount Vernon, Maine. During the nineteen forties and fifties, the Maine Chance Farm racing stable was a major force in American horse racing. Among the stable's

neg: Mount Vernon High School (Virginia) Mount Vernon High School (Virginia) Mount Vernon High School is a public high school in the Fairfax County Public Schools system located in Mount Vernon, Virginia. Originally constructed to take the place of the Lee-Jackson High School, Mount Vernon High school first opened in November 1939. With the opening of the school, Lee-Jackson principal G. Claude Cox moved to Mount Vernon, becoming the school's first principal, and Lee-Jackson became an elementary school. In 1945, Principal Cox resigned to become principal of Wythe High School in Wytheville, Virginia, and Lee-Jackson principal Melvin B. Landes moved to Mount Vernon to begin a

neg: Mount Vernon Camp Mount Vernon Camp <mapframe text="Location of Mount Vernon Camp in Singapore" width=300 height=400 zoom=14 latitude=1.33861 longitude=103.87930> </mapframe> Mount Vernon Camp, also known as the Gurkha Cantonment, is an establishment of the Singapore Police Force built to house the training and residential facilities of the Gurkha Contingent's Gurkhas and their families. Located at Mount Vernon near to the secludedness of the Bidadari Cemetery, it has undergone expansion on the hilly terrain, particularly with the introduction of modern, high quality high-rise housing blocks for the over 2,000 officers and their families-in-tow. The road leading into the camp is named Kathmandu Road for

neg: Mount Vernon, Arkansas Mount Vernon, Arkansas Mount Vernon is a town in Faulkner County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 145 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. Mount Vernon is located along the eastern edge of Faulkner County at (35.224891, -92.124808). The eastern border of the town follows the White County line. Arkansas Highway 36 passes through Mount Vernon, leading north to Rose Bud, and southwest to U.S. Route 64 at Hamlet. Conway, the Faulkner County seat, is southwest of Mount Vernon via AR-36 and US-64. According to the United States Census Bureau,

neg: Positronic (company) released a chlorine odor throughout the facility. A treatment plant operator caused the accident by improperly mixing chemicals in a waste treatment holding tank, creating pockets of chlorine gas. No one was harmed in the incident. Despite the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990s, Positronic opened its 43,000 ft assembly plant in Mount Vernon, Missouri in 1999. Although the company had established a presence in Mount Vernon years before on July 5, 1988, the opening of the new facility was a part of Positronic’s expansion into the Mount Vernon area. The facility houses the company's plastic molding department. In

neg: Mount Vernon, Oregon income of $33,611 versus $17,292 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,241. About 13.7% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over. Mount Vernon, Oregon Mount Vernon is a city in Grant County, Oregon, United States. Its post office was established in 1877 and named after a black stallion that belonged to settler David W. Jenkins. The stallion's stable, a small stone building, is still standing in a field on the north side of U.S. Highway 26