Winslow Homer
October 1861
Winslow Homer was a 19th century American artist. He visited Mount Vernon in October of 1861 as a correspondent for Harper's Weekly while covering the Civil War.
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Prince Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte
Tuesday, August 06, 1861
Prince Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte was a French nobleman, politician, and cousin of Emperor Napoleon III. He traveled to Mount Vernon during the Civil War - in August of 1861.
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Mary Todd Lincoln
Tuesday, March 26, 1861
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln came to Mount Vernon with some friends, where they were given a tour by Superintendent Upton Herbert, and a lunch of bread, butter, and ham.
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King Edward VII
Friday, October 05, 1860
Visited Mount Vernon while still known as Albert Edward, Prince of Wales; said to be the first member of the British royal family to visit the United States.
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Prince Albert
Friday, October 05, 1860
British Prince Albert (the future King Edward VII) visited Mount Vernon in October of 1860, accompanied by President James Buchanan.
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Members of the U.S. Congress
Tuesday, March 27, 1860
Members of the U.S. Congress came to Mount Vernon by invitation of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, about 3 weeks after the Ladies took over the property.
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President James Buchanan
1860
15th President of the United States. His most notable visit to Mount Vernon took place in 1860, with Albert Edward, Prince of Wales.
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Louis Remy Mignot
Circa 1858-59
Louis Rémy Mignot was a 19th-century American painter best known for his landscapes of the American South and South America.
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Ferdinand Richardt
1858
In 1858, Ferdinand Richardt, a 19th-century Danish-American painter and lithographer, visited Mount Vernon.
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Emily Dickinson
Spring 1855
Emily Dickinson was a famously reclusive 19th-century American poet. She visited Mount Vernon in the spring of 1855.
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