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The Montpelier Foundation
8:30am12:30pm
James Madison’s Montpelier Visit the newly restored home of James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. This glorious 2,650-acre estate in Orange County, Virginia, was Madison’s lifelong home. In 2003 The Montpelier Foundation began the restoration of the Montpelier mansion to the 1820s home that James and Dolley Madison knew and loved. The architectural restoration was celebrated on Constitution Day, September 17, 2008. Montpelier is a property of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
8:00am5:00pm
P o s t - C o n f e r e n c e To u r – C o s t : $ 7 5
Mount Vernon Visit the home of George and Martha Washington from the time of their marriage in 1759 until General Washington’s death in 1799. The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association purchased Mount Vernon from the Washington family in 1858 and opened the estate to the public in 1860. Tour the mansion house, outbuildings, gardens, and explore the George Washington: Pioneer Farmer site, a four-acre working farm that includes a recreation of Washington’s 16-sided treading barn. In addition, professionals from Presidential Sites and Libraries are sure to be interested in the new Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center and the Ford Orientation Center. Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon
P o s t - C o n f e r e n c e To u r – C o s t : $ 3 5
“We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.” —George Washington
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