George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate, Museum and Gardens
Mount Vernon was the (23) ___________ of George and Martha Washington from the time of their marriage in 1759 until the time of their deaths in 1799 and 1802, (24) ___________. Washington diligently expanded his plantation from 2,000 to 8,000 acres and the Mansion house from six rooms to twenty-one, (25) ___________ long absences for military and public service.
The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association purchased Mount Vernon from the Washingtons family in 1858. Mount Vernon is (26) ___________ of the federal government and no tax dollars are expended to support the 500-acre estate, its programmes or activities.
Guests are invited (27) ___________ the Mansion house and estate, which comprises more than a dozen outbuildings. Guests can walk around the gardens, bike the forest trail, and (28) ___________ the Pioneer Farm, a four-acre working farm that (29) ___________ a recreation of Washington’s 16-sided treading barn.
At no additional (30) ___________, guest admission also covers your visiting 25 galleries and theatres at the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Centre and Ford Orientation Centre. This expanded experience boasts more than 500 artifacts, hands-on exhibits, (31) ___________ movies, and high-tech immersion experiences that illuminate George Washington’s remarkable life.
You should, by all means, (32) ___________ why George Washington was undeniably, “First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen!”
