Mt. Vernon was the family home of George Wahington.
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His plantation home of Mt. Vernon, VA has its own zip code ( 22121) and I guess could be called a hometown. He did not grow up in a town.
More than 300 slaves lived on Mt. Vernon, Washington's Virginia plantation home.
President George Washington (First President) lived at a plantation in Virginia called Mt, Vernon. The estate is located on the Potomac River, about 10 miles from Washington, DC and is now a national shrine, open to tours for visitors.
No. His personal slaves that he had on his Mt. Vernon plantation were freed after his death. It will be another 100 years before slavery will be abolished in the United States.
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