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|   James Monroe
in Presidential Birthplaces His two terms in office, sometimes called the Era of Good Feelings, were generally a period of national optimism, growth, and expansion for the United States.
posted by:  tiki-4 location: Virginia date approved: 09/09/2005 last visited: 02/21/2013 |
 view galleryN0.5 km |  Monroe Hall BM
in U.S. Benchmarks Not in the dbase.
posted by: tiki-4 location: Virginia date approved: 11/20/2005 last visited: 09/17/2012 |
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|  Colonial Beach Municipal Pier
in Piers Colonial Beach Municipal Pier on the Potomac River - Colonial Beach, Virginia posted by:  Rivers End location: Virginia date approved: 05/28/2012 last visited: 09/17/2012 |
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|  Westmoreland Association
in Virginia Historical Markers The Stamp Act was a tax imposed by the British on the colonies, requiring printed materials be produced on stamped paper produced in London. The sign is about the protests of this tax. posted by: nomadwillie location: Virginia date approved: 10/18/2013 last visited: 04/02/2001 |
 view galleryS6.3 km | History of Oak Grove in Virginia Historical Markers George Washington went to school nearby among other bits of history. posted by: Markerman62 location: Virginia date approved: 03/22/2015 last visited: 03/29/2015 |
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|  Link to the World - Colonial Beach VA
in Signs of History While the essentials of life could be had from the waters, fields, gardens, and forests of Popes Creek Plantation, true economic prosperity depended on the plantation's link to the world; the Potomac River. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/03/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
 view gallerySE7.1 km |  Washington Family Cemetery - Westmoreland County, VA
in Worldwide Cemeteries The Washington Family burial grounds (Cemetery) is located at the George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Westmoreland County, VA. posted by: Lat34North location: Virginia date approved: 09/13/2007 last visited: 01/12/2024 |
 view gallerySE7.1 km | The Burial Ground - Colonial Beach VA in Signs of History 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. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/03/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
 view gallerySE7.1 km | The John Washington House - Colonial Beach VA in Signs of History In 1664, John Washington, the great-grandfather of George Washington, built a small house on this site. From these modest beginnings, a powerful and prominent Virginia family would arise. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/03/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
 view gallerySE7.2 km | Henry Brooks Farm - Colonial Beach VA in Signs of History At the distant end of the field in front of you stood the home of Henry Brooks, the first owner of much of what would become Popes Creek Plantation. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/03/2020 last visited: 09/26/2021 |
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| Bristol Iron Works in Virginia Historical Markers A marker about an iron works that was located on the Rappahannock. posted by: Markerman62 location: Virginia date approved: 03/25/2015 last visited: 03/29/2015 |
 view gallerySW7.7 km | King George County/Westmoreland County in Virginia Historical Markers A county line marker southeast of King George. posted by: Markerman62 location: Virginia date approved: 03/25/2015 last visited: 03/29/2015 |
 view gallerySE8.2 km | George Washington’s Birthplace (Wakefield) in Virginia Historical Markers 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 three years. posted by: Lat34North location: Virginia date approved: 10/01/2007 last visited: 09/10/2022 |
 view gallerySE8.7 km |  George Washington Birthplace National Monument - Westmoreland County, Virginia.
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places George Washington's great-grandfather settled this plantation in 1657. At the original site in Bridges Creek, VA, the house in which Washington was born in 1732 (built by his father between 1722 and 1726) was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day, 1732. posted by: Lat34North location: Virginia date approved: 09/14/2007 last visited: 09/10/2022 |
 view gallerySE8.7 km |  George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia
in National Parks (U.S.) George Washington Birthplace National Monument preserves the heart of the Washingtons' lands in America. posted by: Lat34North location: Virginia date approved: 09/08/2007 last visited: 01/12/2024 |
 view gallerySE8.7 km |  Wakefield Washington Monument – Westmoreland County, VA
in Obelisks The Wakefield Washington Monument is located at the entrance to the George Washington Birthplace National Monument Westmoreland County, VA. The monument is a 50 foot obelisk, the funds to construct the obelisk where approved by Congress in 1893. posted by: Lat34North location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2007 last visited: 09/10/2022 |
 view gallerySE8.7 km |  George Washington Birthplace National Monument, Virginia
in Wikipedia Entries George Washington Birthplace National Monument preserves the heart of the Washingtons' lands in America.
posted by: Lat34North location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2007 last visited: 09/10/2022 |
 view gallerySE8.9 km |  George Washington Family Coats of Arms
in Coats of Arms Coats of arms of George Washington's ancestral families posted by: jonathanatpsu location: Virginia date approved: 07/27/2017 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE8.9 km | George Washington in Presidential Birthplaces The 1st President of the United States of America. posted by: tiki-4 location: Virginia date approved: 09/18/2005 last visited: 09/10/2022 |
 view gallerySE8.9 km |  George Washington Birthplace National Monument
in Sundials This sundial is located in the rose garden at the "George Washington Birthplace National Monument". posted by: Lat34North location: Virginia date approved: 09/07/2007 last visited: 12/03/2012 |
 view gallerySE8.9 km | The Historic Area - Colonial Beach, VA in Signs of History At Popes Creek Plantation, George Washington was born into the plantation culture he would know his entire life. Today, no visible vestiges of the plantation remain. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 04/03/2020 last visited: 09/27/2021 |
 view gallerySE9 km | Free to Fight Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Colonial Beach VA in Signs of History To weaken the American economy, the British took tobacco and lured the enslaved labor force from plantations along the Potomac River. Physically fit males also provided the British with a valuable source of new recruits. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 04/03/2020 last visited: 09/27/2021 |
 view gallerySE9 km |  Free to Fight Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail - Colonial Beach VA
in War of 1812 During the War of 1812, to weaken the American economy, the British took tobacco and lured the enslaved labor force from plantations along the Potomac River. Physically fit males also provided the British with a valuable source of new recruits. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/10/2022 last visited: 09/10/2022 |
 view gallerySE9 km |  Free to Fight Star - Colonial Beach VA
in Civil Rights Memorials During the War of 1812, to weaken the American economy, the British took tobacco and lured the enslaved labor force from plantations along the Potomac River. Physically fit males also provided the British with a valuable source of new recruits. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/12/2023 last visited: 09/12/2023 |
 view gallerySE9 km |  George Washington Birthplace National Monument - Colonial Beach VA
in National Parks of the World The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is located at 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach VA 22443. It is administered by the National Park Service. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 01/15/2024 last visited: 01/16/2024 |
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