Wakefield National Memorial Association records, 1897-1929.

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Wakefield National Memorial Association records, 1897-1929.

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Articles, newspaper clippings, maps, and printed material relating to efforts of the association to preserve the site of Wakefield, a Washington family estate and birthplace of George Washington, in Westmoreland County, Va.

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Wakefield National Memorial Association

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Washington family.

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