“You’ve got to put your name on stuff or no one remembers you.”On the subject of whether anyone remembers George Washington, The Washington Post, which is based in the capital city of Washington (not Washington state) near George Washington University, would refer readers to the fact that Washington has come in first or second in nearly every “best presidents” poll conducted, including the most recent one, in 2018, by Siena College Research Institute. So why is Washington’s magnificent sprawling estate on the Potomac River called Mount Vernon instead of George Washington Plaza or George Washington International? Doug Bradburn, CEO and president of Mount Vernon, may have said this on the guided tour, but the “Vernon” of Mount Vernon is British Admiral Edward Vernon. [The mother who made George Washington — and made him miserable]A 1772 portrait of George Washington by Charles Willson Peale is on display at Mount Vernon. [The fake news that haunted George Washington]So why didn’t George Washington ever change the name?

Source: Washington Post April 10, 2019 13:38 UTC