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Anthony King
Library Projects Assistant
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.
About Krysten Blackstone
Blackstone is a Ph.D. student in history at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland whose research examines the morale of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Her research focuses on the revolutionary period and its soldiers by analyzing the burgeoning relationship between the army, national identity, and the effects it had on the wider community. Morale served a dual purpose - in motivating soldiers to fight it also contributed to creating and sustaining a national identity. Her work at Mount Vernon will investigate the emphasis that officers of the Continental Army placed on troop morale, in an effort to understand better the relationship of morale to victory and American identity.
Blackstone is a recipient of the James C. Rees Fellowship on the Leadership of George Washington.
Library Projects Assistant
Guests should park in Mount Vernon visitor lots and enter the Library via the pedestrian gate near the four-way traffic intersection. Guests with handicap tags/permits on their vehicle may park at the Library, but must call the Library Projects Assistant in advance. Guests who do not call in advance will not be allowed to park at the Library.