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Wikipedia Description: George Washington Birthplace National Monument
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The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States. Originally settled by John Washington, George Washington's great-grandfather, George Washington was born here on February 22, 1732. He lived here until age four, returning later as a teenager.

At the entrance to the grounds, now maintained and operated by the National Park Service, is a Memorial Shaft obelisk of Vermont marble, which is a one-tenth scale replica of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.

The George Washington Birthplace National Monument, where Popes Creek joins the Potomac River, is representative of 18th-century Virginia tobacco farms. A Memorial House with 18th century furnishings is open to visitors. The park's farm buildings, groves of trees, livestock, gardens, and crops of tobacco and wheat, represent the boyhood environment Washington knew.

History:

In the 1600s–1700s:

George Washington's great-grandfather settled this plantation in 1657 at the original site on Bridges Creek (see map). The first section of the house in which George Washington was born was built before 1718 and enlarged by his father between 1722–1726. It was eventually further enlarged by the mid-1770s to a ten-room house, known as "Wakefield". It was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day, 1779, and never rebuilt.

Thirty-two graves of Washington family members have been found here, including George's half-brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

In the 1800s:

In 1858, the Commonwealth of Virginia acquired the property to preserve the homesite and cemetery, but the Civil War intervened. Virginia donated the land to the Federal Government in 1882.

In the 1900s:

The Wakefield National Memorial Association was formed in 1923 to restore the property. In 193O, the grounds were authorized as a U.S. National Monument and, in 1931, the Wakefield Associa ...More...
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