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Mar 15, 2011 · Mary Washington Monument. Address: Washington Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA 22401. Phone: 540.373.3381. The burial site of Mary (Ball) Washington, the revered mother of General George Washington, attracted great numbers of visitors within a generation after her death.
A monument to Mary Ball Washington was erected in 1833 and dedicated by President Andrew Jackson. It was left unfinished until the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, a women's organization formed in the late nineteenth century raised money for the monument.
Jul 10, 2008 · The grounds of the Mary Washington Monument contain three standing historical resources: the monument itself; the Gordon Family Cemetery; and Meditation Rock, a natural feature associated with Mary Washington's life.
Mar 4, 2023 · The Mary Washington Monument is the first monument in the United States funded by women to honor a woman. The first resolution in 1890 of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was a pledge to complete the monument to Mary Ball Washington, mother of George Washington.
Mary Ball Washington (b. approximately 1707 – d. 1789) is primarily known as the mother of George Washington.
Originally commissioned by President Andrew Jackson, this monument is dedicated the the memory of Mary Ball Washington, the mother of George Washington. Mary was buried in this location in 1789. The monument lays blocks away from her daughter's home, the Kenmore Plantation.
Sep 21, 2015 · In 1789, shortly after Mary’s death, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution to erect a monument in her honor. President Andrew Jackson laid the cornerstone in May 1833 at Mary’s burial site at Kenmore, the Fredericksburg, Va., home of her daughter Betty Washington Lewis.
