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While constructing Fort Loudoun, George Washington used the center room of this building as an office from the fall of 1755 until he moved into the fort in December 1756. He was a Colonel in the Virginia Militia and responsible for protecting Virginia's 300 mile frontier from the French and Indians.
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| HM Number | HM13L |
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| Series | This marker is part of the George Washington Slept Here series |
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| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (3 reports) |
| Date Added | Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 3:28pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 744642 N 4340849 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 39.18248333, -78.16770000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 10.949', W 78° 10.062' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 10' 56.94" N, 78° 10' 3.72" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 540 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 82-98 W Cork St, Winchester VA 22601, US |
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