George Washington Birthplace National Monument
USA /
Virginia /
Colonial Beach /
World
/ USA
/ Virginia
/ Colonial Beach
World / United States / Virginia
park, monument, place with historical importance, protected area, plantation, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, national park
National Monument run by the National Park Service, with a memorial plantation. Also known as Wakefield, the site was established by George Washington's great-grandfather, John Washington as a tobacco farm and plantation.
www.nps.gov/gewa
www.nps.gov/gewa
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Birthplace_National_Monument
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°11'30"N 76°55'11"W
- Caledon Natural Area 30 km
- St. Marys River State Park 35 km
- Widewater Peninsula 48 km
- Marine Corps Base, Quantico, OCS 53 km
- Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge 57 km
- Mason Neck State Park 58 km
- Piscataway Park 59 km
- Fountainhead Regional Park 72 km
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge 74 km
- Martin National Wildlife Refuge 78 km
- Westmoreland County, Virginia 13 km
- Essex County, Virginia 27 km
- Charles County, Maryland 28 km
- Richmond County, Virginia 32 km
- St. Mary's County, Maryland 32 km
- Caroline County, Virginia 44 km
- Stafford County, Virginia 53 km
- King William County, Virginia 54 km
- King and Queen County, Virginia 55 km
- Hanover County, Virginia 66 km
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