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.
Need primary and secondary sources, videos, or interactives? Explore our Education Pages!
The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
This page provides resources accompanying the Books and Manuscripts Galleries in the Lives Bound Together Virtual Exhibit. It contains different primary sources that explore the stories of 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.
Click on the link to access interactive primary sources on slavery, ranging from farm reports to archaeological artifacts and census records.
This twenty-minute video explores the oral histories passed down from the descendants of the enslaved community at Mount Vernon.
Information comes in the forms of artifacts, letters, reports, and articles. The Database of Mount Vernon's Enslaved Community compiles all of this information and identifies individuals who labored at Mount Vernon.
Learn more about how archaeology has helped us understand how people lived at Mount Vernon.
Click the link to learn about the archaeological research on the cemetery at Mount Vernon
