Contents

a. LETTER FROM JEFFERSON

b. INTRODUCTION

c. JOHN WASHINGTON

d. LAWRENCE WASHINGTON

e. AUGUSTINE WASHINGTON

Early Life
First Marriage
Purchase of Popes Creek Farm
Building the Birthplace Home
The Birthplace
Second Marriage
Virginia in 1732

f. GEORGE WASHINGTON

g. THE DISASTROUS FIRE

h. A CENTURY OF NEGLECT

i. THE SAVING OF WASHINGTON'S BIRTHPLACE

j. GUIDE TO THE AREA

k. HOW TO REACH THE MONUMENT

l. ABOUT YOUR VISIT

m. RELATED AREAS

n. ADMINISTRATION

o. SUGGESTED READING

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George Washington Birthplace National Monument

Historical Handbook Number Twenty-Six
1956

This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D.C. Price 25 cents

The National Park System, of which George Washington Birthplace National Monument is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fred A. Seaton, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director