Washington's Farm
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519 acres owned 1794-1799 by the First President
Thomas Sprigg, Jr., patented in 1725 as "Woodstock" 1,102 acres here, inherited in 1782 by Sprigg's three granddaughters, Sophia, Rebecca, and Elizabeth. Sophia married John Francis Mercer (later Governor of Maryland, 1801-1803.) in 1794. Nearly half of the property was conveyed to George Washington to settle a debt owed by Mercer's father. Washington owned this land at his death in 1799.
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Thomas Sprigg, Jr., patented in 1725 as "Woodstock" 1,102 acres here, inherited in 1782 by Sprigg's three granddaughters, Sophia, Rebecca, and Elizabeth. Sophia married John Francis Mercer (later Governor of Maryland, 1801-1803.) in 1794. Nearly half of the property was conveyed to George Washington to settle a debt owed by Mercer's father. Washington owned this land at his death in 1799.
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Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°11'53"N 77°25'35"W
- Montgomery County Resource Recreation 3 km
- Eames' Farm 8.4 km
- Leesburg Crossing subdivision 11 km
- Leegate 15 km
- Crescent Parke 16 km
- Essroc Cement Frederick 18 km
- Gambrill Mill tract 20 km
- Maplecrest Farms 24 km
- Weverton Cliffs 26 km
- CSX Brunswick Yard 26 km
- Izaak Walton BCC Chapter 11 km
- River Creek Country Club 12 km
- Seneca Historic District 13 km
- Potomac Station subdivision 14 km
- Seneca Creek State Park 14 km
- Lansdowne, Virginia 14 km
- Darnestown, Maryland 16 km
- Montgomery County, Maryland 20 km
- Loudoun County, Virginia 23 km
- Frederick County, Maryland 30 km