Excerpt from Mount Vernon, Arlington and Woodlawn: History of These National Shrines From the Earliest Titles of Ownership to the Present, With Biographical Sketches, Portraits, and Interesting Reminiscences of the Families, Who Founded Them The mission of this little volume is to give as concise, correct, and connected account, as possible, of these na tional shrines, which are so indissolubly linked by history and romance, from the primitive days to the present; and we trust that it may prove both interesting and valuable to the many, who are seeking this history in brief form. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.