Mount Vernon (Washington, United States)

Type: City
Name: Mount Vernon (Washington, United States)
Country: United States
Latitude: 48.419998
Longitude: -122.309998
population: 29,312
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Washington Sites Win Preservation Funds Contest

WASHINGTON - Washington National Cathedral and George Washington's Mount Vernon estate each won $100,000 grants, among 24 sites around the nation's capital competing for historic preservation funds.The earthquake-damaged National Cathedral won the most ... [Published HighBeam Research - May 20 2013]
First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

The house that slavery built gets a new home in Smithsonian

The newest of the Smithsonian Institutions great museums in America, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is planned for completion in 2015. A centrepiece of this building will be an authentic slave cabin from South Carolina. J ... [Published Daily Maverick - May 20 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Washington portrait

Seventh graders Lacey Silverman and Nicholas Muscatelli pose next to the newly acquired portrait of George Washington, which is being housed in the social studies classroom of teacher Michael DiMichele. According to DiMichele, Principal Lorraine Moschella ... [Published Johnston Sun Rise - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Resistant, dryland variety: Barley name honors longtime plant breeder

Barley name honors longtime plant breederSenior scientific assistant Steve Lyon, shown with wheat plants maturingin a WSU Mount Vernon greenhouse, has been involved in WSU smallgrains research for more than 22 years. (Photos by Kim Binczewski)05WA-316.K, ... [Published WSU News - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports
American Express Company
American Express Company

Mount Vernon Estate Wins $100,000

George Washington's home snags second place in Partners in Preservation contest.This 1932 postcard shows the dining room in a very different configuration compared to how it looks now.Discuss Comment, Blog aboutShare this Email, Facebook, TwitterOther ... [Published Reston Connection - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports
National Trust For Historic Preservation
National Trust For Historic Preservation

Cathedral, Mount Vernon, Woodson House, Other Local Sites Net Preservation Grants

The Washington National Cathedral and Mount Vernon were each awarded $100,000 in an on-line preservation contest sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express, the two organizations announced Monday.All Souls Church Unitarian, ... [Published HighBeam Research - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

National Cathedral, Mount Vernon Win $100,0 through Social Media Contest

The Washington National Cathedral will receive $100,000 to fix damage remaining from the August 2011 earthquake after winning a social media contest put on by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the American Express Foundation.The contest, ... [Published HighBeam Research - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

School boards hold joint meeting at BPAC

Arlington Times ReportercommentsARLINGTON — The Arlington School District’s Board of Directors and superintendent met with those of the Marysville, Everett and Mount Vernon school districts on Saturday, May 11, to take a tentative new method of measuring ... [Published Arlington Times - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Washington Mill Elementary Briefly in Lockdown Last Friday

Last Friday, Washington Mill Elementary , 9100 Cherry Tree Dr., was briefly in lockdown because of police activity outside the building, according to a letter (see full letter, PDF) that went home to parents from the principal.A 25-year-old wanted man ... [Published Mount Vernon Patch - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Mount Vernon Wins $100,000 Preservation Grant

Thanks to votes from participants in the Partners in Preservation contest, Mount Vernon has won $100,000 to restore George Washington's Large Dining Room.Mount Vernon came in second place, just behind the Washington National Cathedral, which recieved ... [Published Mount Vernon Patch - May 15 2013]
First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 8 reports

2013 Partners in Preservation Grant Winners Announced

The Washington National CathedralAfter three weeks of online voting -- and massive numbers of tweets, Instagram photos, and Foursquare check-ins -- we, along with our partner, American Express , are happy to announce that the Washington National Cathedral ... [Published National Trust for Historic Preservation - May 13 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 2 reports

Amazing Race 2013 Finale: Contestants Take Final Leg to Mount Vernon

The Amazing Race on CBS  finished its season Sunday in Mount Vernon after a stop in Washington, where contestants had their picture taken with "President Obama," and then traveled to the Tidal Basin, where "spies" were hanging out before landing at National ... [Published Mount Vernon Patch - May 06 2013]

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MOONSHINE MAKES A COMEBACK IN SKAGIT COUNTY ... AND IT'S LEGAL [Published Individual.com - May 19 2013]
"My first reaction was shock and disbelief,” Lyon said. "I am extremely honored, yet it is very humbling because I feel there are others much more deserving of such a rare distinction.”"
Resistant, dryland variety: Barley name honors longtime plant breeder [Published WSU News - May 16 2013]

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Bosse's Madison hopes she can go to state in fo... [Published Evansville Courier - May 21 2013]
Washington Sites Win Preservation Funds Contest [Published HighBeam Research - May 20 2013]
Mayors To Gather In Philadelphia To Discuss Inn... [Published Reuters - May 20 2013]
Pick your quake from host of scenarios in state [Published Seattle Times - May 20 2013]
The house that slavery built gets a new home in... [Published Daily Maverick - May 20 2013]
MOONSHINE MAKES A COMEBACK IN SKAGIT COUNTY ...... [Published Individual.com - May 19 2013]
Washington portrait [Published Johnston Sun Rise - May 17 2013]
Workers create copy of Washington tent [Published Virginia Gazette - May 16 2013]
Resistant, dryland variety: Barley name honors ... [Published WSU News - May 16 2013]
Mount Vernon Estate Wins $100,000 [Published Reston Connection - May 16 2013]
National Cathedral, Mount Vernon Win $100,0 thr... [Published HighBeam Research - May 15 2013]
Cathedral, Mount Vernon, Woodson House, Other L... [Published HighBeam Research - May 15 2013]
D.C.-area Washington National Cathedral wins $1... [Published BankCreditNews.com - May 15 2013]
School boards hold joint meeting at BPAC [Published Arlington Times - May 15 2013]
Washington Mill Elementary Briefly in Lockdown ... [Published Mount Vernon Patch - May 15 2013]
Mount Vernon Wins $100,000 Preservation Grant [Published Mount Vernon Patch - May 15 2013]
F5 and Carahsoft Announce 2nd Annual F5® Govern... [Published PRWeb - May 15 2013]
A new twist on old places: Winners of preservat... [Published Washington Post - May 15 2013]
Several southern Indiana schools recognized as ... [Published Fox41.com - May 13 2013]
2013 Partners in Preservation Grant Winners Ann... [Published National Trust for Historic Preservation - May 13 2013]
Partners In Preservation Contest Winners: Natio... [Published The Huffington Post | Full News Feed - May 13 2013]
National Cathedral wins contest for preservatio... [Published Yahoo! News - May 13 2013]
Washington National Cathedral wins $100,000 in ... [Published Religion News Service - May 13 2013]
National Cathedral wins preservation funds contest [Published Huffington Post - May 13 2013]
Cathedral Wins Partners in Preservation Grant [Published Georgetown Patch - May 13 2013]
Abortion spotlighted by hospital mergers [Published Tacoma News Tribune - May 13 2013]
National Cathedral Gets Help With Earthquake Re... [Published Washington City Paper - May 13 2013]
National Cathedral’s social media win [Published Washington Post - May 13 2013]
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US looks to end Burma sanctions after landmark ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - 8 hours ago]
A key US senator on Tuesday backed an end to US sanctions on Burma after a landmark visit by the country’s reformist leader, signaling a new normalisation in relations despite rights concerns. President Thein Sein, a general-turned-civilian who ended ...
National Cathedral, Mount Vernon win $100,000 t... [Published Washington Post Blogs - Capital Business - May 13 2013]
The Washington National Cathedral will receive $100,000 to fix damage remaining from the August 2011 earthquake after winning a social media contest put on by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the American Express Foundation. Read ...
Term Limits: Enough Is Enough [Published Breitbart Feed - May 06 2013]
A libertarian friend, when asked about term limits, replied that if he had to make a choice he would opt against them, regardless of how many years one candidate had been in office. People should have the right, it was his opinion, to elect whomever ...
Ernie Piper's YOLO Guide to Getting the Fuck Ou... [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - Apr 10 2013]
Ernie Piper Goes on Five Washington State Adventures and Doesn’t Die Onceby Ernie Piper My dad spent many years of his youth hitchhiking, train hopping, and sleeping in open fields. He would occasionally impart travel advice. "Boys," he said, "when I ...
AT&T Launches LTE In A Ton Of New Markets Inclu... [Published Androiiid - Apr 03 2013]
AT&T took the lid off a truckload of new LTE markets today. The list encompasses the four corners of the the United States including New York (Binghamton), Washington (Mount Vernon), Florida (Palm Coast, Lakeland-Winter Haven and a bunch of others) ...
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American Express and the National Trust for His... [Published EON Business - May 13 2013]
American Express and the National Trust for His... [Published Business Wire Construction & Property: Urban Pl ... - May 13 2013]
American Express and the National Trust for His... [Published Business Wire Communications News - May 13 2013]
American Express and the National Trust for His... [Published Business Wire Corporate Social Responsibility News - May 13 2013]
ABRA Auto Body & Glass Announces Dramatic Growth [Published Business Wire - May 10 2013]
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