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  2. Popes Creek (Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Pope's Creek [1] is a 5.3-mile-long (8.5 km) [2] tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The George Washington Birthplace National Monument lies along the north side of Popes Creek.

  3. George Washington Birthplace National Monument - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. History of Popes Creek (Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    The Virginia Gazette for June 9, 1738, carried an advertisement that read: "Ran away from Capt. McCarty's Plantation, on Popes Creek, in Westmoreland County, a servant man belonging to me [Augustine Washington], the Subscriber, in Prince William County; his Christian name is John, but Sir-name forgot, is pretty tall, a Bricklayer by Trade, and ...

  5. List of tributaries of the Potomac River - Wikipedia

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    Upper Machodoc Creek (Virginia) Cuckold Creek (Maryland) Wicomico River (Maryland) Monroe Creek (Virginia) Mattox Creek (Virginia) Popes Creek (Virginia) Nomini Creek (Virginia) [3] Jackson Creek (Virginia) Bonum Creek (Virginia) St. Marys River (Maryland) Yeocomico River (Virginia) Garners Creek (Virginia) Coan River (Virginia) Cod Creek ...

  6. Mitchell Map - Wikipedia

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    The Mitchell Map. The Mitchell Map is a map made by John Mitchell (1711–1768), which was reprinted several times during the second half of the 18th century. The map, formally titled A map of the British and French dominions in North America &c., was used as a primary map source during the Treaty of Paris for defining the boundaries of the newly independent United States.

  7. Samuel Washington - Wikipedia

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    Upon reaching legal age, Samuel Washington inherited two pieces of land from his father: one tract of 600 farmed acres in the Potomac River watershed drained by Chotank Creek in northern Stafford County a mile or two west of the Dahlgren Bridge, and a 1,200-acre undeveloped tract in the Rappahannock River watershed drained by Deep Run southwest of Fredericksburg.

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  9. Rappahannock County (1656), Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The first Rappahannock County, Virginia — generally known as "Old Rappahannock" County — was founded in 1656 from part of Lancaster County, Virginia and became extinct in 1692 when it was divided to form Essex County and Richmond County, Virginia.