Talk:Mount Vernon, New York/Archives/2014

Origin of Name
"Mount Vernon was named after the Virginia plantation where George Washington spent his final years, just as neighboring Wakefield (in the Bronx) was named after the plantation where he was born. However, the name Mt. Vernon precedes Washington. Anne Hutchinson founded the Westchester city in the 17th Century and named it for its green mount (hence the name, Mount Vernon).[4]"

What? How can it both be named after Washington's plantation and not named after it? --SarahLawrence Scott (talk) 03:21, 17 September 2014 (UTC)