FIRST -- Private Owner of Alexandria - Alexandria, VA
Posted by: bluesnote
N 38° 47.451 W 077° 02.464
18S E 322733 N 4295545
A small memorial dedicated to a women who fought back on discrimination.
Waymark Code: WMN5R7
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2014
Views: 6
The plaque says, "On September 6, 1654, this site was included in a patent of 700 acres granted by the colony of Virginia to Mistress Margaret Brent (c1601 - 1671). An extraordinary women, she spent most of her adult life fighting discrimination of her sex, she was the first private owner of the rectangular tract of land on the Potomac River above hunting creek that became the nucleus of Alexandria. Erected by the Mount Vernon chapter, daughters of the American Revolution. 1978"
FIRST - Classification Variable: Person or Group
Date of FIRST: Not listed
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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