The Burial Ground

The Burial Ground (HMF9I)

Location: Colonial Beach, VA 22443 Westmoreland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 11.781', W 76° 55.877'

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Three generations of George Washington's forebears are buried here. The first burials were made in 1668, when John Washington's wife Anne and two small children died. During the next thirty years, at least nine more Washingtons—including George Washington's grandparents—were interred here.

The cemetery today bears no resemblance to the cemetery George Washington visited during his youth. In 1930, the Wakefield National Memorial Association constructed the wall around the grounds, consolidated the graves into a single casket, and interred the remains in a rebuilt vault.
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HM NumberHMF9I
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Placed ByGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument, National Park Service
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 4:55pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 330883 N 4229363
Decimal Degrees38.19635000, -76.93128333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 11.781', W 76° 55.877'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 11' 46.86" N, 76° 55' 52.62" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 705 Bridges Creek Rd, Colonial Beach VA 22443, US
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