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Monthly Archives: May 2018
Harrison Dodge: Superintendent of Mount Vernon & Vestryman of Pohick Church
On May 19, 1937, Harrison Howell Dodge passed away suddenly from a cerebral hemorrhage. This would end his 52 year tenure as the Superintendent of the Mount Vernon Estate, a record of service that stands today. On May 21st, following … Continue reading
Posted in Backyard Mount Vernon, George Washington, George Washington Memorial Parkway, Harrison Howell Dodge, Mount Vernon, Pohick Church, Trees
Tagged Charles Cecil Wall, Edith Roosevelt, Elizabeth Knowlton Dodge, Henry Ford, Theodore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison
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Wisteria in the Mount Vernon Area: Devastatingly Beautiful
When George Washington purchased 3 wisteria plants for his Mount Vernon estate in March 1792, William Bartram delivered them with a detailed description that could be read as a friendly warning. Bartram, a naturalist who inherited his father’s nursery, describes … Continue reading
Posted in Backyard Mount Vernon, George Washington, GW Rec Center, Invasive species, Mount Air, Mount Vernon, Trees, Wisteria
Tagged American wisteria, Chinese wisteria, Fort Hunt Rd, GW Parkway, Japanese wisteria, Telegraph Rd, Wisteria floribunda, Wisteria frutescens, Wisteria sinensis
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