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George Washington Denture & Last Tooth on Display
October 15, 2009 - December 31, 2013
Donald W. Reynolds Education Center
The lower half of one of the nation’s most famous dentures and George Washington’s last remaining tooth are on display at Mount Vernon!On loan from The New York Academy of Medicine, the denture was the first of several dentures that John Greenwood made for Washington and is dated 1789, the year that Washington took his oath of office in New York City.
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Blacksmith Shop Now Open at Mount Vernon
January 2 - December 31, 2010
After several years of research, archaeology, and reconstruction, George Washington's blacksmith shop is back in business! (Open Wednesday - Sunday)The building is a careful reproduction of the type of blacksmith shop that operated at Mount Vernon during Washington’s lifetime.
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January Storytelling Sessions at Mount Vernon
January 2 - 31, 2010
Hands-On History Room in the Donald W. Reynolds Education Center
Children enter a world of fantasy and fables when costumed interpreters weave three tales together during Mount Vernon’s storytelling session, “Once Upon a Time at Mount Vernon,” held every Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 p.
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Winter Savings!
January 18 - February 28, 2010
Not valid on January 25 or February 15. Save some "Wa$hington$" when you purchase admission and an audio tour, plus get 10% off at The Shops at Mount Vernon and a free small beverage with purchase in the Food Court.
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New Exhibition Opens at Mount Vernon "Bringing Them Home: 150 Years of Restoring the Washington Collection"
February 13, 2010 - January 8, 2012
Donald W. Reynolds Museum
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Historic Mount Vernon’s F.M. Kirby Gallery in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum hosts a special new exhibition, Bringing Them Home: 150 Years of Restoring the Washington Collection.
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Christmas at Mount Vernon
November 26, 2010 - January 6, 2011
Christmas at Mount Vernon has been named as one of the "12 Places to Catch the Holiday Spirit" by AAA! Mount Vernon is again joyfully decking the halls for Christmas at Mount Vernon, a special daytime program offered through January.
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Ongoing Events
Forest Trail
January 1 - December 31, 2009
This quarter-mile trail leads through woods of Oak, Holly, and Laurel trees, past Washington’s cobble quarry, a Native American site, and over a bridge spanning a steep ravine.
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Gardens
January 1 - December 31, 2009
The Upper Garden includes a wide variety of flowers and trees, boxwood planted in Washington's day, and a few vegetable beds. The beds have been restored to their originial size, based on careful archaeological excavations, and two boxwood parterres have been re-created with the French fleur-de-lis design that Washington admired.
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Old Tomb, Washington's Tomb, Slave Memorial
January 1 - December 31, 2009
George Washington died in the master bedroom at Mount Vernon on December 14, 1799. In his will, he directed that he be buried on his beloved Mount Vernon estate.
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The Prayer at Valley Forge Painting Now on Display at Historic Mount Vernon
June 1, 2009 - January 15, 2011
Artist Arnold Friberg’s “The Prayer at Valley Forge” painting depicting General Washington kneeling in prayer during the critical winter months at Valley Forge is on display in Historic Mount Vernon’s Donald W. Reynolds building lobby.
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Scouting Days
November 1, 2010 - February 18, 2011
All Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Camp Fire Club members, in uniform or wearing an official pin, are admitted FREE to the Estate, and invited to hike the Forest Trail (map provided).
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