George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia
by J. Paul Hudson
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About this eBook
- Author
- Hudson, J. Paul
- Credits
- Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- E300: History: America: Revolution to the Civil War (1783-1861)
- Subject
- George Washington Birthplace National Monument (Va.)
- Category
- Text
- Project Gutenberg
- eBook-No. 57835
- Release Date
- September 2, 2018
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHPLACE National Monument Virginia
- 2.Contents
- 3.GEORGE WASHINGTON — PATERNAL ANCESTRY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
- 4.John Washington
- 5.Lawrence Washington
- 6.Augustine Washington — EARLY LIFE. — FIRST MARRIAGE. — PURCHASE OF POPES CREEK FARM. — BUILDING THE BIRTHPLACE HOME. — THE BIRTHPLACE. — SECOND MARRIAGE. — VIRGINIA IN 1732.
- 7.George Washington
- 8.The Disastrous Fire
- 9.A Century of Neglect
- 10.The Saving of Washington’s Birthplace — Glass. — Tableware. — Furniture hardware. — Clay pipes. — Lighting devices and fireplace equipment. — Pottery and porcelain.
- 11.Guide To The Area — 1. Granite shaft. — 2. Superintendent’s office. — 3. Main parking area. — 4. Post office, Washington’s Birthplace, Va. — 5. Site of Building “X.” — 6. Memorial house. — 7. Colonial-style garden. — 8. Grove of eastern redcedars. — 9. The kitchen and historical museum. — 10. Site of smokehouse. — 11. Duck Hall parking and picnic area. — 12. Site of 17th-century brick building. — 13. Washington family burying ground. — 14. Potomac River view.
- 12.How To Reach the Monument
- 13.About Your Visit
- 14.Related Areas
- 15.Administration
- 16.Suggested Readings
- 17.NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES
- 18.Transcriber’s Notes
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