Slave Cemetery At Mount Vernon

Located not far from Washington's Tomb on the grounds of Mount Vernon , are the burial grounds of the over 50 - 75 slaves that worked and lived there ( 1760-1860). Unfortunately records of slave cemeteries are far and few between . So because of this the headstones and rocks used to mark the graves over the years have either sunk into the ground with the shifting of land, or broken and removed. The few records that are their recorded  was George's valet William " Billy" Lee ( 1828) , his brother Frank Lee ( 1821). West Ford, who was a freed slave but still worked for the Washington family.  A marker was installed by The Mt. Vernon Ladies Association .


                                              Entrance:

                                             Marker:

Close up:

Sign:

Left side of grounds: 

Right side of grounds:

My only regret is that records were not better kept during this time.

 There is a house that has more history of the slaves of Mt. Vernon.

Well worth the trip! 

I leave you with this:

Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day, unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear. - Anonymous