The Gardeners House

Mount Vernon, Frederick and Silver Spring

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October 4th 2014
The sat nav had directed us to Mount Vernon, the housing estate, which worried us because we could have been anywhere in VA at this point. Luckily, when we reprogrammed the sat nav to take us to "Mount Vernon- George Washington's House" we realised it was just around the corner. We parked the car and headed into the visitor centre for some food. After tucking into a pizza, we made our way into the ... read more

North America » United States » Maryland » Silver Spring

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more