. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . it standing now? asked Marian, whoalways wished to locate any reference to placeor personality. Oh, no ; it was burned when Washingtonwas three years old, Uncle Tom replied. Butthe spot has been properly marked at Washingtons day the place was known asBridges Creek. To-day it is called Wake-field, and a year ago a modest but satisfactorvmonument was placed upon the spot where oncestood the farm-house that was the birthplace ofWashington. As a boy, he lived in anotherfarm-house on the b
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . it standing now? asked Marian, whoalways wished to locate any reference to placeor personality. Oh, no ; it was burned when Washingtonwas three years old, Uncle Tom replied. Butthe spot has been properly marked at Washingtons day the place was known asBridges Creek. To-day it is called Wake-field, and a year ago a modest but satisfactorvmonument was placed upon the spot where oncestood the farm-house that was the birthplace ofWashington. As a boy, he lived in anotherfarm-house on the banks of the Rappahannock,opposite the city of Fredericksburg, forty milesto the south of us. In 1743 his brother Law-rence built a house here on this estate, andcalled it Mount Vernon, from the British ad-miral under whom he had fought at Lawrence died in 1752 George Wash-ington became owner of Mount Vernon, andhere was his home until his death. And is this the very house that his brother built? asked Christine. Oh, no; the original house was scarcely one third the size, Uncle Tom. • MONUMENT ON THE SITE OF GEORGE WASHINGTONS BIRTHPLACE. By permission of John Crawford & Son, designers BY THE POTOMAC 225
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