#1032 - 1 1/2¢ Mt. Vernon: plate block

Built between 1758 and 1778, George Washington's plantation home near Alexandria, Virginia, stands atop a hill overlooking the Potomac. It was saved from ruin in 1858 by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association and is open to the public every day of the year. Scott 1032 1 1/2¢ Mount Vernon