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George Washington Memorial Parkway
Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C.
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MOUNT VERNON MEMORIAL PARKWAY TIMELINE OF DEVELOPMENTS | |
| 1761 | George Washington inherits Mount Vernon | |
| 1790 | Congress establishes District of Columbia | |
| 1799 | Washington dies and is buried at Mount Vernon | |
| 1858 | Mount Vernon Ladies' Association purchases estate. Roads in poor condition. Most tourists travel by steamboat. | |
| 1888 | Mount Vernon Avenue Association formed to promote national road to Mount Vernon | |
| 1890 | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts survey for national road to Mount Vernon | |
| 1892 | Electric railway constructed between Alexandria and Mount Vernon; extended to Washington in 1896 | |
| 1901 | Senate Park Commission endorses national road to Mount Vernon | |
| 1904 | First automobile tourists arrive at Mount Vernon. | |
| 1920s | American automobile ownership rises from 8,000 in 1900 to 8 million in 1920 and 22 million in 1930 | |
| 1928 | Congress authorizes memorial boulevard between Washington and Mount Vernon | |
| 1929 | Mount Vernon Memorial Highway construction begins | |
| 1932 | Mount Vernon Memorial Highway completed | |
| 1940 | Parkway relocated for construction of National Airport | |
| 1970s | Mount Vernon multi-use trail constructed | |
| Introduction | Acadia | Blue Ridge Parkway | Chickamauga and Chattanooga | Colonial Parkway | Generals Highway | George Washington Memorial Parkway | Great Smoky Mountains | Mount Rainier | Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway | Shenandoah's Skyline Drive | Southwest Circle Tour | Vicksburg | Yellowstone | Yosemite |