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Pope's Creek [1] is a 5.3-mile-long (8.5 km) [2] tidal tributary of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The George Washington Birthplace National Monument lies along the north side of Popes Creek.
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.
Located in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Popes Creek Plantation (also known as Wakefield) was the birthplace of George Washington. Augustine Washington, George Washington's father, built the plantation house in the 1720s, and it was destroyed by fire about sixty years later.
The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is a national monument in Westmoreland County, Virginia, at the confluence of Popes Creek and the Potomac River. It commemorates the birthplace location of George Washington, a Founding Father and the first President of the United States, who was born here on February 22, 1732. Washington lived ...
George Washington was born on February 22nd, 1732 in Popes Creek, Virginia, which at the time was British America. George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington and Mary B. Washington. George Washington married widow Martha Dandridge on January 6th, 1759.
George Washington was born at his family's plantation on Popes Creek in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on February 22, 1732, to Augustine and Mary Ball Washington. George's father was a leading planter in the area and served as a justice of the county court.
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George Washington was born on February 22nd, 1732, in Popes Creek, Virginia. Then, Virginia was one of the British thirteen colonies in North America. His family owned several plantations and farms, where he also grew up.
