Mount Vernon Estate
Two miles to the east. The original house was built in 1743 by Lawrence Washington. George Washington came into possession in 1752. From here he set out, in April, 1775, to take his seat in the Continental Congress. On December 24, 1783, he returned from the army and here he died on December 14, 1799.
1948 text, presented as a historical document.
Many of these markers have since been replaced or their texts revised. The marker program and its current texts are maintained by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Virginia Department of Historic Resources ↗
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Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)
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