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Spend Father's Day with the Father of Our Country! Visitors get a special chance to meet the Father of our Country. George Washington hosts guests for questions and photographs.The General will give a special performance "Father to the First Family". With a purchased ticket to Mount Vernon, fathers visiting the estate will receive complimentary admission to George Washington’s Distillery & Gristmill. A 16-foot waterwheel powers the giant gears and millstones of Washington's remarkable Gristmill that includes the only operating Oliver Evans Automated Milling System in America. The Evans system won U.S. Patent No. 3 and helped to make the gristmill at Mount Vernon a commercial success. Demonstrations of the mill are given by millers in early-American attire. Bags of cornmeal are milled on site and available for purchase. The Distillery and Gristmill are open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily through October 31. Picnic tables are available for families to relax and enjoy the outdoors.
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