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Emily Rosa
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 Scott Miller
Miller is a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Virginia whose research examines the reformation of the American economy after independence from Great Britain. His work explores how a trans-regional cohort of merchant-entrepreneurs recreated commercial networks, domestic markets, and mechanisms of trust in the midst of post-Revolutionary economic, political, and social turmoil.
Scott is the recipient of James C. Rees Entrepreneurship Fellowship funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
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.