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Mount Vernon Encampment
Day Program
for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts,
and Campfire Members

The Mount Vernon Encampment Program for Day Visitors consists of stations for Scouts to visit where they can participate in a variety of activities and tour various parts of the estate.

Scheduled Activities

There are Salutes to George Washington and a Wreath Laying Ceremony scheduled for 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., and 2:00 p.m. All Day Visitors are encouraged to participate in one or more of these ceremonies.

Conversations with George Washington at 10:45 a.m. and at 2:45 p.m. will be held in the Mess Tent on the edge of the 12-Acre Field west of the Bowling Green opposite the mansion.

Firing drills by the First Maryland Regiment will be held at the 12-Acre Field west of the Bowling Green opposite the mansion at 11:30 a.m. and at 1:30 p.m.

Mount Vernon Encampment Day Program Patch

Scouts who complete the program stations and participate in one of the Salutes to George Washington may purchase the special Mount Vernon Encampment Day Program Patch from the Mount Vernon Gift Shop.  Click here to access a form that Scouts can use to record their participation in these events.

Other Mount Vernon Activity Patches and Pins

Mount Vernon has several patches and pins that participants can qualify for as they complete different portions of the program. These awards may also be purchased from the Mount Vernon Gift Shop after completing the requirements. These awards are as follows:

u Mount Vernon Historic Trails Patch.  Complete the questions in the Mount Vernon Historic Trail Guide while touring the various stations.
u Mount Vernon Surveying Patch.  Complete the program at one or more of the three surveying stations.
u George Washington Pioneer Farmer Patch.   Complete the program at the Colonial Farming station and visit the Treading Barn.
u George Washington Tomb Pin.   Participate in one of the Salutes to George Washington and visit Washington’s Tomb.
u George Washington Bicentennial Patch.   Submit ten Modern Rules of Civility and participate in a George Washington commemorative event.
u George Washington Reading Pin.  Read a book about George Washington.

 

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This site is provided as a service to Scouts and Scouters by the Colonial District, NCAC, BSA, which includes George Washington's Mount Vernon.  Although not an official site of the NCAC, BSA, or Mount Vernon, the site is maintained by Tom Baerwald, who has been appointed by the NCAC to direct the Mount Vernon Encampment, so information should be reasonably accurate.