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Mary Elizabeth Anderson (February 19, 1866 – June 27, 1953) [1] was an American real estate developer, rancher, viticulturist, and most notably the inventor of what became known as the windshield wiper.
Ferry Farm, also known as the George Washington Boyhood Home Site or the Ferry Farm Site, is the farm and home where George Washington spent much of his childhood. The site is located in Stafford County, Virginia , along the northern bank of the Rappahannock River , across from the city of Fredericksburg .
A graduate of the College of William & Mary, he later became Chancellor of that institution. As a supporter of state's rights, he re-entered public service in 1861 as an elected member of the Confederate Congress. He died in 1862. The house and its 1600 acres (6.5 km 2) have been continuously owned by his direct descendants.
Philanthropist Mary C. Mangione left her family an estate worth at least $30 million in her will, but grandson Luigi Mangione could be cut off if he's found guilty of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO ...
Ripshin Farm, also known as the Sherwood Anderson Farm is a historic farm property at the junction of Routes 603 and 732 near Troutdale, Virginia.It was developed as a summer home and later year-round home by writer Sherwood Anderson (1876–1941), and is where he wrote most of his later works.
Mary Anderson (inventor) (1869–1953), inventor of the windshield wiper blade; Mary Annette Anderson (1871–1922), American professor, first black woman elected to Phi Beta Kappa; Mary P. Anderson (born 1948), American hydrologist and geologist; Mary Anderson (art historian) (1902–1973), British specialist in Christian iconography
Anderson grew up in Fluvanna County, Virginia, during a time when the state of Virginia was imposing especially harsh restrictions on free blacks as a response to various slave revolts, specifically, the Nat Turner's Rebellion. [3] He later moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in his mid-20s and remained there until he married his wife, Mary. They had one ...
Ravensworth was an 18th-century plantation house near Annandale in Fairfax County, Virginia. Ravensworth was the Northern Virginia residence of William Fitzhugh, William Henry Fitzhugh, Mary Lee Fitzhugh Custis, William Henry Fitzhugh Lee and George Washington Custis Lee. It was built in 1796. [1]