George Washington's Birthplace

George Washington's Birthplace (HMEMO)

Location: Colonial Beach, VA 22443 Westmoreland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 10.326', W 76° 56.917'

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(Wakefield)

George Washington's birthplace is two miles north, on Pope's Creek, just off the Potomac River. He was born on 22 Feb. 1732 and lived there only for three years. Washington's father, Augustine, purchased the land in 1718 and built the house by 1726. President Washington s half-brother Augustine, Jr., inherited the property after his father's death in 1743. The dwelling, a U-shaped timber-frame house, burned on Christmas Day 1779. The present Memorial House, erected in 1930-31 is a Colonial Revival-style version of a medium-size planter's house. Originally known as Pope s Creek, the property was renamed Wakefield about 1770 by George Washington's half- nephew William Augustine Washington.
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HM NumberHMEMO
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Marker NumberJ-69
Year Placed2000
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 7:11am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 329309 N 4226704
Decimal Degrees38.17210000, -76.94861667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 10.326', W 76° 56.917'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 10' 19.56" N, 76° 56' 55.02" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5701-5707 Kings Hwy, Colonial Beach VA 22443, US
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