1732 Popes Creek Rd., Fredericksburg, Virginia. County/parish: Westmoreland.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000850.
11 contributing buildings. 13 contributing sites. 10 contributing structures. 1 contributing object.Also known as:
The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is a national monument in Westmoreland County, Virginia, at the confluence of Popes Creek and the Potomac River. It commemorates the birthplace location of George Washington, a Founding Father and the first President of the United States, who was born here on February 22, 1732. Washington lived at the residence until age three and later returned to live there as a teenager.
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