George Mason, Lorton, Virginia
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flyingmoose
N 38° 39.919 W 077° 09.672
18S E 311969 N 4281853
Located outside the front entrance of the visitor center.
Waymark Code: WM14CJA
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2021
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Bio:
George Mason was an American, planter, politician and delegate to the U.S. Constitutional Convention of 1787. He wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights in 1776, which became the basis of the United States Bill of Rights. While not really known during his lifetime or even after his death, George Mason has slowly grown in popularity over the years, schools have been named after him, statues erected in Virginia and D.C.
About the Statue:
This statue of George mason is a bronze bust that sits on a 3 foot red marble base. George Mason is wearing a wool jacket with a shirt and scarf. He is also wearing a wig. The bust was made by Wendy M. Ross who also sculpted the George Mason statue at the George Mason Memorial in D.C.