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3.6 miles (5.8 km) Little Hunting Creek is a 3.6-mile-long (5.8 km) [1] primarily tidal tributary of the Potomac River located in Fairfax County, Virginia, not to be confused with Hunting Creek farther north. A stone-arch bridge, completed in 1931, [2] carries traffic on the George Washington Memorial Parkway across the narrow mouth of the ...
The new library is 45,000 square feet (4,200 m 2) in a three-story building located on a 15-acre (6.1 ha) plot of land across the street from Mount Vernon's main entrance. [2] The general library contains thousands of books, newspapers, pamphlets, microforms, electronic resources, maps, photographs, and periodicals belonging to Washington. [3]
Map showing River Farm as part of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate. The River Farm property was established in 1653–54 by Giles Brent and his wife, Mary Kittamaquund, a princess of the Piscataway tribe. Brent received a grant of 1,800 acres (7.3 km 2) named Piscataway Neck. In 1739 his successor George Brent transferred the property to ...
Mount Vernon is located at 38°44′07″N 77°05′43″W (38.7351590, −77.0953670) at an elevation of 79 feet (24 m). [4] Located on U.S. Route 1 in Northern Virginia, Mount Vernon is 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of downtown Washington, D.C. and 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Fairfax, the county seat.
Waynewood is situated on what was River Farm, one of five farms comprising the Mount Vernon plantation. In 1754, when George Washington became the sole owner of Mount Vernon, he began acquiring additional tracts until the plantation grew in size from the original 2,126 acres to more than 8,000 acres.
Mount Vernon is the former residence and plantation of George Washington, a Founding Father, commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States, and his wife, Martha. An American landmark, the estate lies on the banks of the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, approximately 15 miles ...
Coordinates: 38.710008°N 77.061351°W. Map of the Trail. The Mount Vernon Trail (MVT) is an 18-mile (29 km) long shared use path that travels along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Northern Virginia between Rosslyn and George Washington 's home at Mount Vernon. The trail connects the easternmost portions of Arlington County, the City ...
History of Popes Creek (Virginia) Popes Creek is a small tidal tributary stream of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The George Washington Birthplace National Monument lies adjacent to Popes Creek estuary. A scene along Popes Creek, 200 feet (61 m) from the birthplace of George Washington.