Open 365 days a year, Mount Vernon is located just 15 miles south of Washington DC.
From the mansion to lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and the distillery and gristmill. Spend the day with us!
Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858.
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The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
This page provides resources accompanying the Daily Life Galleries in the Lives Bound Together Virtual Exhibit. It contains primary and secondary sources on different communities and traditions within the enslaved community at Mount Vernon. Use these resources to aid exhibit exploration, learn more about the system of slavery, and find useful learning materials.
Mount Vernon consisted of five different farms, as well as a gristmill and distillery. All of which had different living situations, work assignments, and communities of people who were enslaved.
The enslaved people at Mount Vernon received small amounts of food rations - 1 quart of cornmeal and 5 to 8 ounces of salted fish. Learn more about food rations and how people supplemented their diets.
Many people who were enslaved lived in a small cabin alongside up to seven other people or family members. Others lived in larger quarters, sleeping in bunks.
Learn more about how enslaved peoples lived with this short video.
Click the link to learn about what a typical day might look like for an enslaved field worker
