Meditation Rock - Fredericksburg VA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

One of Mary Washington's favorite places to sit and read and reflect was a large group of rocks shaded by oak trees. It is said this is where she frequently prayed for her son's and the country's safety during the Revolutionary War.

The plaque, anchored to the great rocks, reads:

MEDITATION ROCK
HERE
MARY BALL WASHINGTON PRAYED FOR THE
SAFETY OF HER SON AND COUNTRY DURING
THE DARK DAYS OF THE REVOLUTION.
THIS TABLET WAS PRESENTED BY
THE NATIONAL MARY WASHINGTON
MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
CHARTERED FEBRUARY 22, 1890 - FEBRUARY 22, 1962)
BY WHOSE DEVOTED EFFORTS THIS MONUMENT
WAS ERECTED AND THIS SITE MAINTAINED.

The Meditation Rock is behind the Mary Washington Monument and the Gordon Cemetery on Washington Ave. in historic Fredericksburg.

Group that erected the marker: The National Mary Washington Memorial Association Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Near the intersection of Washington Avenue and Pitt Street Fredericksburg, VA USA 22401 URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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