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George Washington Birthplace National Monument

Natural Monument or Feature

George Washington Birthplace National Monument is a National Park Service site in Westmoreland County, Virginia, at the confluence of Popes Creek and the Potomac River. It preserves and commemorates the site where George Washington was born on February 22, 1732, and where he lived until age three and again as a teenager. Congress established the monument on January 23, 1930, and it now covers about 662 acres of Tidewater farmland, including a reconstructed colonial-era farm and family burial ground.

Facts
Designation Category
National Monument 2
Established Year
1930 2
Area (sq km)
2.68 1
Governing Body
National Park Service 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
National Park Service 1
Sources
1. George Washington Birthplace National Monument (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox, area_acre (converted to square kilometres where the infobox gives another unit)
  • Infobox: governing_body
    National Park Service
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2. Wikidata: George Washington Birthplace National Monument
  • Wikidata Q1476974, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q893745
  • Wikidata Q1476974 P571 inception
  • Part Of: United States, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: United States
On Continent: North America, Wikidata item for United States, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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