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.geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=George_Washington%27s_Gristmill&params=38_42_46_N_77_07_51_W_type:landmark_region:US-VA"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">38°42′46″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°07′51″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">38.71278°N 77.13083°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">38.71278; -77.13083</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Area</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">6.7 acres (2.7 ha)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Built</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">1770<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1770</span>)</span>; reconstructed in 1933</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">Burson, R.E. (1933 reconstruction)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Architectural style</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">Colonial Revival</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">NRHP reference <abbr title="number">No.</abbr></th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/03000739">03000739</a><sup id="cite_ref-nris_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">VLR <abbr title="number">No.</abbr></th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">029-0330</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background: #A8EDEF">Significant dates</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Added to NRHP</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">August 8, 2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Designated VLR</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">March 19, 2003<sup id="cite_ref-register_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-register-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>George Washington's Gristmill</b> was part of the original <a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon" title="Mount Vernon">Mount Vernon</a> plantation, constructed during the lifetime of the United States' first president. The original structure was destroyed about 1850. The <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a> and the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association have reconstructed the <a href="/wiki/Gristmill" title="Gristmill">gristmill</a> and the adjacent <a href="/wiki/Distillery" class="mw-redirect" title="Distillery">distillery</a>. The reconstructed buildings are located at their original site three miles (4.8 km) west of the Mount Vernon mansion near <a href="/wiki/Woodlawn_(Alexandria,_Virginia)" title="Woodlawn (Alexandria, Virginia)">Woodlawn Plantation</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon,_Virginia" title="Mount Vernon, Virginia">Mont Vernon</a> area of <a href="/wiki/Fairfax_County,_Virginia" title="Fairfax County, Virginia">Fairfax County</a>. Because the reconstructed buildings embody the distinctive characteristics of late eighteenth century methods of production and are of importance to the history of Virginia, the site is listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> despite the fact that the buildings are not original. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington%27s_Gristmill&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">George Washington</a> inherited Mount Vernon in 1754. In 1771, he erected a large stone gristmill on the plantation to replace a mill his father had built in the 1730s. The new mill was located three miles (5 km) west of Mount Vernon on Dogue Run Creek. It was used to produce flour and cornmeal for the plantation as well as high-quality flour for export to the <a href="/wiki/West_Indies" title="West Indies">West Indies</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, and continental <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>. Washington also built a house for the <a href="/wiki/Miller" title="Miller">miller</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Cooper_(profession)" title="Cooper (profession)">cooperage</a> to supply barrels for the mill, and later, the distillery operation. The mill was powered by a large <a href="/wiki/Water_wheel" title="Water wheel">water wheel</a>. To ensure a steady power supply, water was diverted from Piney Branch into Dogue Run Creek above the mill's <a href="/wiki/Headrace" class="mw-redirect" title="Headrace">headrace</a>. The additional waterflow significantly increased the mill's production capacity. In 1791, Washington automated his mill using technology developed and patented by <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Evans" title="Oliver Evans">Oliver Evans</a> of <a href="/wiki/Delaware" title="Delaware">Delaware</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MVE_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MVE-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GWG_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Evans was personally acquainted with the mill and had repaired some of its works.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Once the gristmill was well established, Washington's farm manager, James Anderson, suggested building a <a href="/wiki/Whiskey" class="mw-redirect" title="Whiskey">whiskey</a> distillery adjacent to the mill. When it was completed in 1797, the distillery was the largest in America. By 1799 it had become one of Washington's most successful enterprises, producing 11,000 gallons of whiskey per year.<sup id="cite_ref-MVE_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MVE-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-RC_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A variety of whiskeys were produced at the site along with <a href="/wiki/Brandy" title="Brandy">brandy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vinegar" title="Vinegar">vinegar</a>. The most common whiskey recipe used 60% rye, 35% corn, and 5% malted barley. Smaller amounts of rye whiskey were distilled up to four times and were more expensive. Some whiskey was also flavored with <a href="/wiki/Cinnamon" title="Cinnamon">cinnamon</a>. When rye was scarce the distillery used <a href="/wiki/Wheat" title="Wheat">wheat</a>. <a href="/wiki/Apple" title="Apple">Apple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peach" title="Peach">peach</a> and <a href="/wiki/Persimmon" title="Persimmon">persimmon</a> brandies were also produced.<sup id="cite_ref-DSC_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DSC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The whiskey was marketed in <a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Virginia" title="Alexandria, Virginia">Alexandria, Virginia</a>, or shipped directly from Mount Vernon's dock on the <a href="/wiki/Potomac_River" title="Potomac River">Potomac River</a>. The distillery process produced a significant waste stream, which was fed to 150 cattle and 30 hogs that were kept at the site.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Washington's death in December 1799, the gristmill and distillery passed to his nephew, <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Lewis_(1767%E2%80%931839)" title="Lawrence Lewis (1767–1839)">Lawrence Lewis</a>. In 1808, he rented the site to Alexandria merchant James Douglass. The last known reference to the distillery business is an 1808 whiskey advertisement.<sup id="cite_ref-GWG_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The distillery building burned in 1814; this is documented by a small <a href="/wiki/Insurance" title="Insurance">insurance</a> payment made to Lewis that year.<sup id="cite_ref-DSC_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DSC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1848, Lewis’ grandson sold the gristmill property along with Woodlawn Plantation. That is the last record of the original buildings. Local oral history suggests that the mill was quite run-down by 1848, and it was razed around 1850.<sup id="cite_ref-GWG_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reconstruction">Reconstruction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington%27s_Gristmill&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reconstruction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Washington%27s_Gristmill.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Washington%27s_Gristmill.JPG/300px-Washington%27s_Gristmill.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Washington%27s_Gristmill.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="240" /></a><figcaption>Reconstruction of George Washington's 1771 gristmill</figcaption></figure><p>In 1932, the <a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Commonwealth of Virginia</a> purchased 6.65 acres (26,900 m<sup>2</sup>) around the old mill site. The state initiated an <a href="/wiki/Archaeological_field_survey" class="mw-redirect" title="Archaeological field survey">archaeological field survey</a> of the site with the goal of reconstructing the gristmill, distillery and other Washington-era buildings. The gristmill and miller's house were reconstructed in 1933. Shortly after their completion, the site was opened as a <a href="/wiki/State_park" title="State park">state park</a>. However, by 1936 the state had stopped maintaining the park. Sometime around 1940 a local chapter of the <a href="/wiki/Future_Farmers_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Future Farmers of America">Future Farmers of America</a> began caring for the grounds, but public use of the park was sparse. The state resumed responsibility for the park in 1962. Over the next two decades, several additional structures were built on the site.<sup id="cite_ref-GWG_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1997, Virginia conveyed the property to the <a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_Ladies%27_Association" title="Mount Vernon Ladies' Association">Mount Vernon Ladies' Association</a> which owns and operates the Mount Vernon estate. From 1997 to 2002 the main structures underwent major renovation, including rebuilding the internal <a href="/wiki/Line_shaft" title="Line shaft">millworkings</a>, renovation of the miller's house, restoration of the millraces, and construction of new brick pathways throughout the site.<sup id="cite_ref-GWG_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because the property embodies the distinctive characteristics of late eighteenth-century production methods, the site was listed on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1999, archaeologists began to investigate the distillery site; after five years of study the distillery reconstruction began. It was completed and opened to the public in 2007. This $2.1 million project was funded by the <a href="/wiki/Distilled_Spirits_Council_of_the_United_States" title="Distilled Spirits Council of the United States">Distilled Spirits Council of the United States</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wine_and_Spirits_Wholesalers_of_America" title="Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America">Wine and Spirits Wholesalers of America</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-DSC_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DSC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historic_site">Historic site</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington%27s_Gristmill&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Historic site"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>George Washington's Gristmill is located on 6.65 acres (2.69 ha) approximately three miles west of the Mount Vernon estate. It is situated on an eastward sloping lot, bounded by Dogue Run Creek to the south, pasture land belonging to the <a href="/wiki/National_Trust_for_Historic_Preservation" title="National Trust for Historic Preservation">National Trust for Historic Preservation</a> to the west, the park's paved parking lot and a housing subdivision to the north, and a wooded lot to the east. The property is bisected by <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Route_235" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia Route 235">Virginia Route 235</a>. All the site's historic elements (except one archeological site) are located on the east side of the highway. This includes the gristmill, distillery, miller's house and several archeological sites. The west side of the property contains one archaeological site and three non-contributing structures.<sup id="cite_ref-GWG_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gristmill">Gristmill</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington%27s_Gristmill&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Gristmill"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mt_Vernon_Gristmill_Gears.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Mt_Vernon_Gristmill_Gears.jpg/300px-Mt_Vernon_Gristmill_Gears.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Mt_Vernon_Gristmill_Gears.jpg/450px-Mt_Vernon_Gristmill_Gears.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Mt_Vernon_Gristmill_Gears.jpg/600px-Mt_Vernon_Gristmill_Gears.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1992" /></a><figcaption>The internal millworkings are enclosed in a heavy oak frame.</figcaption></figure><p>The gristmill is a <a href="/wiki/Colonial_Revival" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonial Revival">Colonial Revival</a>-style stone building that was constructed in 1933 based on archaeological and documentary evidence. Its rectangular footprint measures 37 feet (11 m) by 50 feet (15 m). Its foundation is built into a hillside, with two and one half stories above ground on the north side and three and one half stories on the south side. It is a masonry structure built with <a href="/wiki/Sandstone" title="Sandstone">sandstone</a> arranged in a random pattern with stone lintels and sills. The mill's roof is covered with wooden shingles. On the south side of the building is a vertical-board door on the first floor; there is an identical door on the ground floor on the north side as well. Both have stone landings. The <a href="/wiki/Millrace" class="mw-redirect" title="Millrace">millrace</a> enters the mill on the north side and exits at ground level on the south side.<sup id="cite_ref-GWG_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The internal millworkings and structural members installed during the 1933 reconstruction were taken from an 1818 gristmill located near <a href="/wiki/Front_Royal,_Virginia" title="Front Royal, Virginia">Front Royal, Virginia</a>. Some of the structural members from Front Royal mill are still in the building; however, most of the millworkings were replaced between 1997 and 2002. The interior has exposed masonry walls with heavy timber framing. The flooring throughout the building is random-width <a href="/wiki/Pine" title="Pine">pine</a>. A masonry <a href="/wiki/Fireplace" title="Fireplace">fireplace</a> is in the southwest corner of the first floor. The grinding platform is accessed from the second floor. The third level is one large room with rolling screens and other processing equipment. A staircase in the western half of the structure runs from the first floor to attic. The mill's two <a href="/wiki/Millstone" title="Millstone">grinding stones</a> are powered by a <a href="/wiki/Water_wheel#Backshot_wheel" title="Water wheel">pitch-back water wheel</a>. The mill machinery is enclosed in a hurst frame,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> built from heavy <a href="/wiki/Oak" title="Oak">oak</a> and pine beams. Its frame is built directly on the mill's foundation, and is not connected to the walls. This protects the structure from the machinery's potentially damaging vibrations. The hurst frame occupies the eastern half of the first two levels.<sup id="cite_ref-GWG_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Miller’s_house"><span id="Miller.E2.80.99s_house"></span>Miller’s house</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington%27s_Gristmill&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Miller’s house"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The miller's house was built at the same time as the gristmill; the reconstructed house was sited on its original site. The design for the building is based on archaeological evidence and a mid-nineteenth-century drawing. Its wood-frame structure rests on a stone foundation. It is clad with beaded <a href="/wiki/Weatherboard" class="mw-redirect" title="Weatherboard">weatherboard</a>. In 1970, a <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span>-story addition doubled the size of the building. The interior of the original section is laid out in a <a href="/wiki/Hall_and_parlor_house" title="Hall and parlor house">hall-parlor</a> configuration with two major rooms and a small bathroom. This area is used as a gift shop. The new section of the house includes a kitchen, pantry, and additional retail space for the gift ship.<sup id="cite_ref-GWG_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distillery">Distillery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington%27s_Gristmill&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Distillery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:George_Washington%27s_Distillery.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/George_Washington%27s_Distillery.JPG/300px-George_Washington%27s_Distillery.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/George_Washington%27s_Distillery.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="320" data-file-height="240" /></a><figcaption>Reconstruction of George Washington's 1797 distillery</figcaption></figure><p>Because there is no surviving example of eighteenth century distillery, the reconstruction of Washington's distillery required extensive archeological and documentary investigation before an authentic structure could be built. The archeological study began in 1997 and lasted until 2006. During the excavation archaeologists uncovered the distillery's stone foundation which is some thirty-six inches (900 mm) thick. Some of the original foundation stones are over twenty-four inches (600 mm) in diameter. The initial course of the sandstone superstructure was intact along the southern foundation, and was two feet (600 mm) thick. They discovered the location of five <a href="/wiki/Still" title="Still">stills</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boilers" class="mw-redirect" title="Boilers">boilers</a>, and found many objects used in the distilling process along with fragments of domestic items such as teacups, drinking glasses and buttons.<sup id="cite_ref-GWG_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GWG-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-DSC_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DSC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The distillery was reconstructed in 2007. To ensure an authentic reconstruction the wood was finished by hand and the construction used hand-made nails and hardware. There were some compromises necessary to comply with modern building codes and safety requirements. For example, the original structure's 30 by 75 foot (9 m by 23 m) footprint was extended by 15 feet (4.6 m) in order to house an elevator and modern staircase for public use.<sup id="cite_ref-DSC_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DSC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The distillery has two floors with five large<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> copper stills, <a href="/wiki/Mashing" title="Mashing">mash</a> tubs and a boiler that demonstrate the eighteenth-century distilling process. The building includes a storage cellar for whiskey barrels, an office, and two bedrooms where the site manager and his assistant would have lived.<sup id="cite_ref-RC_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The building's floors are made of three different materials. A stone floor is used in the mashing area to reduce vibrations that can disturb the <a href="/wiki/Fermentation_(biochemistry)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fermentation (biochemistry)">fermentation</a> process. Around the boilers and under the staircase is a brick floor, and an elevated wooden floor around the stills. Wooden planks are used for flooring in the rest of the building.<sup id="cite_ref-DSC_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DSC-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The original distillery was built to specifications provided by James Anderson, originally from <a href="/wiki/Inverkeithing" title="Inverkeithing">Inverkeithing</a> in Scotland and much of the correspondence between Washington and Anderson<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is recorded in the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a>. The concept of building a distillery and entering into whisky production was suggested directly by Anderson and Washington's skepticism was notable in many letters. In the end, on advice from friends, he agreed to proceed with the plans as outlined by Anderson. The process is based on the Scottish distillation of Scotch Whisky but differs in that the spirit was not aged as Scotch is today. As a result, the Whisky tastes quite different. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mount_Vernon_Distillery_Interior_Grist_Mill.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Mechanism showing cornmeal in hopper" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Mount_Vernon_Distillery_Interior_Grist_Mill.jpg/220px-Mount_Vernon_Distillery_Interior_Grist_Mill.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Mount_Vernon_Distillery_Interior_Grist_Mill.jpg/330px-Mount_Vernon_Distillery_Interior_Grist_Mill.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Mount_Vernon_Distillery_Interior_Grist_Mill.jpg/440px-Mount_Vernon_Distillery_Interior_Grist_Mill.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2220" data-file-height="1221" /></a><figcaption>Grist mill in action, interior. Use of cornmeal in place of Barley is noted. </figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Access">Access</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington%27s_Gristmill&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Access"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The gristmill, distillery, and gift shop are open to the public from April through October. They are located approximately three miles west of Mount Vernon's main gate on Virginia Route 235. Tickets to tour the gristmill and distillery are available at Mount Vernon and the gristmill's gift shop. The tickets can be combined admission to Mount Vernon or purchased separately. Public transportation is available between Mount Vernon and the gristmill.<sup id="cite_ref-RC_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RC-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington%27s_Gristmill&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_historic_whisky_distilleries" title="List of historic whisky distilleries">List of historic whisky distilleries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_Fishery" title="George Washington's Fishery">George Washington's Fishery</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Washington%27s_Gristmill&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-nris-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-nris_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP">"National Register Information System"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/National_Park_Service" title="National Park Service">National Park Service</a>. July 9, 2010.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=National+Register+of+Historic+Places&rft.atitle=National+Register+Information+System&rft.date=2010-07-09&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnpgallery.nps.gov%2FNRHP&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Washington%27s+Gristmill" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-register-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-register_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm">"Virginia Landmarks Register"</a>. Virginia Department of Historic Resources<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 June</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Virginia+Landmarks+Register&rft.pub=Virginia+Department+of+Historic+Resources&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dhr.virginia.gov%2Fregisters%2Fregister_counties_cities.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeorge+Washington%27s+Gristmill" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MVE-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MVE_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MVE_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/356/">"Distillery & Gristmill"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081223084349/http://www.mountvernon.org/visit/plan/index.cfm/pid/356/">Archived</a> 2008-12-23 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, www.mountvernon.org, Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, Mount Vernon, Virginia, 2008</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GWG-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-GWG_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GWG_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GWG_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GWG_4-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GWG_4-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GWG_4-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GWG_4-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GWG_4-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GWG_4-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-GWG_4-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/029-0330_George_Washington_Grist_Mill_2003_Final_Nomination.pdf">"George Washington’s Gristmill"</a>, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, National Park Service, Department of Interior, Fairfax County, Virginia, 3 June 2003</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Washington's letter to Col. Clement Biddle, April 8, 1798, published in <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=mBYUAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA199">Volume 48</a>, The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography, pp. 198-199</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RC-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RC_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RC_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RC_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Cooper, Rachel, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://dc.about.com/od/museumsinnorthernva/a/GWGristmill.htm">"George Washington’s Whiskey Distillery and Gristmill at Mount Vernon"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080913052003/http://dc.about.com/od/museumsinnorthernva/a/GWGristmill.htm">Archived</a> 2008-09-13 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <i>About.com</i>, The New York Times Company, New York, New York, 2008</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-DSC-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-DSC_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DSC_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DSC_7-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DSC_7-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DSC_7-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DSC_7-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discus.org/heritage/distillery_faq.asp">"George Washington’s Distillery FAQS"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090505220118/http://www.discus.org/heritage/distillery_faq.asp">Archived</a> 2009-05-05 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, <i>www.discus.org</i>, Washington, D.C., 2007</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discus.org/heritage/brief_history.asp">"A Brief History of George Washington’s Distillery"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090505221235/http://www.discus.org/heritage/brief_history.asp">Archived</a> 2009-05-05 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, <i>www.discus.org</i>, Washington, D.C., 2007</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/20030815.htm">"Announcements and actions on properties for the National Register of Historic Places"</a>, Director of the National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C., 8 August 2003</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">An inner timber frame that is separated from the outer stone walls so that vibrations do not break the outer walls</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.discus.org/heritage/excavating.asp">"George Washington’s Distillery"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090426213954/http://www.discus.org/heritage/excavating.asp">Archived</a> 2009-04-26 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States, <i>www.discus.org</i>, Washington, D.C., 2007</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1216/1140484168_302b01e91c.jpg?v=0">copper still</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.loc.gov/item/mgw441076/">"George Washington Papers, Series 4, General Correspondence: George Washington to James Anderson, June 11, 1798"</a>. <i>Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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<li><a href="/wiki/January_1790_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="January 1790 State of the Union Address">State of the Union Address January 1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/December_1790_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="December 1790 State of the Union Address">December 1790</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1791_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1791 State of the Union Address">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1792 State of the Union Address">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1793 State of the Union Address">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1794 State of the Union Address">1794</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1795_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1795 State of the Union Address">1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_State_of_the_Union_Address" title="1796 State of the Union Address">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidency_of_George_Washington#Administration,_Cabinet_and_Supreme_Court_appointments" title="Presidency of George Washington">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_Washington" title="List of federal judges appointed by George Washington">Federal judicial appointments</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Rutledge_Supreme_Court_nominations" title="John Rutledge Supreme Court nominations">John Rutledge Supreme Court nominations</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Views and<br />public image</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_W._Smith_National_Library_for_the_Study_of_George_Washington" title="Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington">Presidential library</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Papers" title="The Washington Papers">The Washington Papers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Religious_views_of_George_Washington" title="Religious views of George Washington">Religious views</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Town_Destroyer" title="Town Destroyer">Town Destroyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Legacy_of_George_Washington" title="Legacy of George Washington">Legacy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Life and homes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington#Early_life_(1732–1753)" title="George Washington">Early life</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Birthplace_National_Monument" title="George Washington Birthplace National Monument">Birthplace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ferry_Farm" title="Ferry Farm">Ferry Farm boyhood home</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon" title="Mount Vernon">Mount Vernon</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_Fishery" title="George Washington's Fishery">Fishery</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Gristmill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_Rye_Whiskey" title="George Washington's Rye Whiskey">Whiskey distillery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Woodlawn_(Alexandria,_Virginia)" title="Woodlawn (Alexandria, Virginia)">Woodlawn Plantation</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Longfellow_House%E2%80%93Washington%27s_Headquarters_National_Historic_Site" title="Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site">Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ford_Mansion" title="Ford Mansion">Ford Mansion, Washington's headquarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_Headquarters_State_Historic_Site" title="Washington's Headquarters State Historic Site">Hasbrouck House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Osgood_House" title="Samuel Osgood House">First Presidential Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Macomb_House" title="Alexander Macomb House">Second Presidential Mansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President%27s_House_(Philadelphia)" title="President's House (Philadelphia)">President's House, Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germantown_White_House" title="Germantown White House">Germantown White House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Parke_Custis#Estate" title="Daniel Parke Custis">Custis estate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington%27s_relations_with_the_Iroquois_Confederacy" title="George Washington's relations with the Iroquois Confederacy">Washington's relations with the Iroquois Confederacy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potomac_Company" title="Potomac Company">Potomac Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_River_and_Kanawha_Canal" title="James River and Kanawha Canal">James River and Kanawha Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Road_Lottery" title="Mountain Road Lottery">Mountain Road Lottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal" title="Congressional Gold Medal">Congressional Gold Medal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thanks_of_Congress" title="Thanks of Congress">Thanks of Congress</a></li> <li>President General of the <a href="/wiki/Society_of_the_Cincinnati" title="Society of the Cincinnati">Society of the Cincinnati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_College" title="Washington College">Washington College</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_and_Lee_University" title="Washington and Lee University">Washington and Lee University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_George_Washington" title="Electoral history of George Washington">Electoral history of George Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-presidency_of_George_Washington" title="Post-presidency of George Washington">Post-presidency of George Washington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_memorials_to_George_Washington" title="List of memorials to George Washington">Memorials</a><br />and <a href="/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_George_Washington" title="Cultural depictions of George Washington">depictions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington state</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument" title="Washington Monument">Washington Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rushmore" title="Mount Rushmore">Mount Rushmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Day" title="Presidents' Day">Washington's Birthday</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purple_Heart" title="Purple Heart">Purple Heart</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Apotheosis_of_Washington" title="The Apotheosis of Washington">The Apotheosis of Washington</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument_State_Park" title="Washington Monument State Park">Washington Monument (Boonsboro, Maryland)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument_(Baltimore)" title="Washington Monument (Baltimore)">Washington Monument (Baltimore)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Houdon)" title="Statue of George Washington (Houdon)"><i>George Washington</i> (Houdon)</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(copy_of_bust_by_Houdon)" title="George Washington (copy of bust by Houdon)">plaster copy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Ceracchi)" title="George Washington (Ceracchi)"><i>George Washington</i> (Ceracchi)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Canova)" title="George Washington (Canova)"><i>George Washington</i> (Canova)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Greenough)" title="George Washington (Greenough)"><i>George Washington</i> (Greenough)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Trumbull)" title="George Washington (Trumbull)"><i>George Washington</i> (Trumbull)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_and_the_Revolutionary_War_Door" title="George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door">George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_War_Door" title="Revolutionary War Door">Revolutionary War Door</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_(1851_paintings)" title="Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings)">Washington Crossing the Delaware</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Passage_of_the_Delaware" title="The Passage of the Delaware">The Passage of the Delaware</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/General_George_Washington_at_Trenton" title="General George Washington at Trenton">General George Washington at Trenton</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Washington_at_Verplanck%27s_Point" title="Washington at Verplanck's Point">Washington at Verplanck's Point</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/General_George_Washington_Resigning_His_Commission" title="General George Washington Resigning His Commission">General George Washington Resigning His Commission</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Surrender_of_Lord_Cornwallis" title="Surrender of Lord Cornwallis">Surrender of Lord Cornwallis</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athenaeum_Portrait" title="Athenaeum Portrait">Unfinished portrait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lansdowne_portrait" title="Lansdowne portrait">Lansdowne portrait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Family" title="The Washington Family">The Washington Family portrait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_at_Princeton" title="Washington at Princeton"><i>Washington at Princeton</i> paintings</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_George_Washington_Taking_the_Salute_at_Trenton" title="Portrait of George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton">George Washington Taking the Salute at Trenton</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reception_to_Washington_on_April_21,_1789,_at_Trenton_on_his_way_to_New_York_to_Assume_the_Duties_of_the_Presidency_of_the_United_States" title="Reception to Washington on April 21, 1789, at Trenton on his way to New York to Assume the Duties of the Presidency of the United States">Reception at Trenton painting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_statues_of_George_Washington" title="List of statues of George Washington">Statues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trenton_Battle_Monument" title="Trenton Battle Monument">Trenton Battle Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princeton_Battle_Monument" title="Princeton Battle Monument">Princeton Battle Monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_of_View_(West)" title="Point of View (West)"><i>Point of View</i> sculpture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_on_Horseback" title="George Washington on Horseback">George Washington on Horseback</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Austin,_Texas)" title="Statue of George Washington (Austin, Texas)">Austin statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Bartholomew)" title="George Washington (Bartholomew)">Baltimore statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Boston)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Boston)">Boston statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Mexico_City)" class="mw-redirect" title="Statue of George Washington (Mexico City)">Mexico City statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Morristown,_New_Jersey)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Morristown, New Jersey)">Morristown statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Newark)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Newark)">Newark statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(New_York_City)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (New York City)">New York City statue</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Wall_Street)" title="Statue of George Washington (Wall Street)">Wall Street statue</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Paris)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Paris)">Paris statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Perth_Amboy,_New_Jersey)" title="Statue of George Washington (Perth Amboy, New Jersey)">Perth Amboy statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(Bailly)" class="mw-redirect" title="George Washington (Bailly)">Philadelphia statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Portland,_Oregon)" title="Statue of George Washington (Portland, Oregon)">Portland statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_George_Washington_(Trenton,_New_Jersey)" title="Statue of George Washington (Trenton, New Jersey)">Trenton statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Equestrian_statue_of_George_Washington_(Washington_Circle)" title="Equestrian statue of George Washington (Washington Circle)">Washington, D.C. statue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Monument_(West_Point)" title="Washington Monument (West Point)">West Point monument</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_University" title="George Washington University">George Washington University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_University_in_St._Louis" title="Washington University in St. Louis">Washington University in St. Louis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Masonic_National_Memorial" title="George Washington Masonic National Memorial">Washington Masonic National Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Memorial_Parkway" title="George Washington Memorial Parkway">George Washington Memorial Parkway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Bridge" title="George Washington Bridge">George Washington Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_and_Jefferson_National_Forests" title="George Washington and Jefferson National Forests">Washington and Jefferson National Forests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Square_Park" title="Washington Square Park">Washington Square Park</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Square_Arch" title="Washington Square Arch">Arch</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidents_of_the_United_States_on_U.S._postage_stamps" title="Presidents of the United States on U.S. postage stamps">U.S. Postage stamps</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington%E2%80%93Franklin_Issues" title="Washington–Franklin Issues">Washington–Franklin Issues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bicentennial_stamps_of_1932" title="Washington Bicentennial stamps of 1932">1932 bicentennial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_on_currency#George_Washington" title="List of presidents of the United States on currency">Currency</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Washington_quarter" title="Washington quarter">Washington quarter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50_State_Quarters" class="mw-redirect" title="50 State Quarters">50 State Quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_and_United_States_Territories_quarters" title="District of Columbia and United States Territories quarters">D.C. and territories quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/America_the_Beautiful_quarters" title="America the Beautiful quarters">America the Beautiful quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Women_quarters" title="American Women quarters">American Women quarters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_Instructing_Youth" title="History Instructing Youth">History Instructing Youth dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_one-dollar_bill" title="United States one-dollar bill">Washington dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_dollar" title="Lafayette dollar">Lafayette dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/America_the_Beautiful_silver_bullion_coins" title="America the Beautiful silver bullion coins">Silver bullion coins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_nickel" title="Washington nickel">Washington nickel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_half_eagle" title="George Washington half eagle">Washington half eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_250th_Anniversary_half_dollar" title="George Washington 250th Anniversary half dollar">250th Anniversary half dollar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Rushmore_Anniversary_coins" title="Mount Rushmore Anniversary coins">Mount Rushmore Anniversary coins</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Washington" title="Mount Washington">Mount Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_George_Washington" title="Cultural depictions of George Washington">Cultural depictions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_(miniseries)" title="George Washington (miniseries)"><i>George Washington</i> (1984 miniseries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_II:_The_Forging_of_a_Nation" title="George Washington II: The Forging of a Nation">1986 sequel)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A_More_Perfect_Union_(film)" title="A More Perfect Union (film)"><i>A More Perfect Union</i> (1989 film)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crossing_(2000_film)" title="The Crossing (2000 film)"><i>The Crossing</i> (2000 film)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/We_Fight_to_Be_Free" title="We Fight to Be Free"><i>We Fight to Be Free</i> (2006 film)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turn:_Washington%27s_Spies" title="Turn: Washington's Spies"><i>Turn: Washington's Spies</i> (2014–2017 series)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_War_that_Made_America" title="The War that Made America"><i>The War that Made America</i> (2006 miniseries)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_(miniseries)" title="Washington (miniseries)"><i>Washington</i> (2020 miniseries)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)" title="Hamilton (musical)"><i>Hamilton</i></a> (<a href="/wiki/Hamilton_(2020_film)" title="Hamilton (2020 film)">film</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bibliography_of_George_Washington" title="Bibliography of George Washington">Bibliography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_George_Washington_articles" title="List of George Washington articles">List of articles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Founders_Online" title="Founders Online">Founders Online</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Founding_Fathers_of_the_United_States" title="Founding Fathers of the United States">Founding Fathers of the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republicanism_in_the_United_States" title="Republicanism in the United States">Republicanism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Party" title="Federalist Party">Federalist Party</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federalist_Era" title="Federalist Era">Federalist Era</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Virginia_dynasty" title="Virginia dynasty">Virginia dynasty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Washington_family" title="Coat of arms of the Washington family">Coat of arms</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mason_Locke_Weems#The_cherry-tree_anecdote" title="Mason Locke Weems">Cherry-tree anecdote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/River_Farm#Washington_at_River_Farm" title="River Farm">River Farm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%27s_Crossing" title="Washington's Crossing">Washington's Crossing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington%E2%80%93Rochambeau_Revolutionary_Route" title="Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route">Washington–Rochambeau Revolutionary Route</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_House_(Barbados)" title="George Washington House (Barbados)">1751 Barbados trip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:George_Washington" title="Category:George Washington">Category</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syng_inkstand" title="Syng inkstand">Syng inkstand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Armies" title="General of the Armies">General of the Armies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Conway_Cabal" title="Conway Cabal">Conway Cabal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Foxhound" title="American Foxhound">American Foxhound</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Philosophical_Society" title="American Philosophical Society">American Philosophical Society</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Revolution" title="American Revolution">American Revolution</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patriot_(American_Revolution)" title="Patriot (American Revolution)">patriots</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betsy_Ross_flag" title="Betsy Ross flag">Betsy Ross flag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_Ladies%27_Association" title="Mount Vernon Ladies' Association">Mount Vernon Ladies' Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Vernon_Mansion_replicas" title="Mount Vernon Mansion replicas">Mount Vernon replicas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Memorial_Building" title="George Washington Memorial Building">George Washington Memorial Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attempted_theft_of_George_Washington%27s_skull" title="Attempted theft of George Washington's skull">Attempted theft of Washington's skull</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Washington_family" title="Washington family">Family</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martha_Washington" title="Martha Washington">Martha Washington</a> (wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Parke_Custis" title="John Parke Custis">John Parke Custis</a> (stepson)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Parke_Custis" title="George Washington Parke Custis">George Washington Parke Custis</a> (step-grandson, adopted son)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleanor_Parke_Custis_Lewis" title="Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis">Eleanor Parke Custis</a> (step-granddaughter, adopted daughter)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustine_Washington" title="Augustine Washington">Augustine Washington</a> (father)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Ball_Washington" title="Mary Ball Washington">Mary Ball Washington</a> (mother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Washington_(1718%E2%80%931752)" title="Lawrence Washington (1718–1752)">Lawrence Washington</a> (half-brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustine_Washington_Jr." title="Augustine Washington Jr.">Augustine Washington Jr.</a> (half-brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elizabeth_Washington_Lewis" title="Elizabeth Washington Lewis">Elizabeth Washington Lewis</a> (sister)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Washington" title="Samuel Washington">Samuel Washington</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Augustine_Washington" title="John Augustine Washington">John A. Washington</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Washington" title="Charles Washington">Charles Washington</a> (brother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Washington_(1659%E2%80%931698)" title="Lawrence Washington (1659–1698)">Lawrence Washington</a> (grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Gale" title="Mildred Gale">Mildred Gale</a> (grandmother)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Washington" title="John Washington">John Washington</a> (great-grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Reade_(colonial_governor)" title="George Reade (colonial governor)">George Reade</a> (2nd great-grandfather)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bushrod_Washington" title="Bushrod Washington">Bushrod Washington</a> (nephew)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Slavery</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_and_slavery" title="George Washington and slavery">Washington and slavery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_enslaved_people_of_Mount_Vernon" title="List of enslaved people of Mount Vernon">List of enslaved people of Mount Vernon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Betty_(slave)" title="Betty (slave)">Betty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Branham" title="Caroline Branham">Caroline Branham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Costin" title="William Costin">William Costin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Ford" title="West Ford">West Ford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sarah_Johnson_(Mount_Vernon)" title="Sarah Johnson (Mount Vernon)">Sarah Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oney_Judge" class="mw-redirect" title="Oney Judge">Oney Judge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Lee_(valet)" title="Philip Lee (valet)">Philip Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Lee_(valet)" title="William Lee (valet)">William Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hercules_Posey" title="Hercules Posey">Hercules Posey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Sheels" title="Christopher Sheels">Christopher Sheels</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deborah_Squash" title="Deborah Squash">Deborah Squash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Washington" title="Harry Washington">Harry Washington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/John_Adams" title="John Adams">John Adams →</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <b><a 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href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Accomack_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Accomack County, Virginia">Accomack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Albemarle_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Albemarle County, Virginia">Albemarle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Alleghany_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Alleghany County, Virginia">Alleghany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Amelia_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Amelia County, Virginia">Amelia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Amherst_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Amherst County, Virginia">Amherst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Appomattox_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Appomattox County, Virginia">Appomattox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Arlington_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Arlington County, Virginia">Arlington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Augusta_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Augusta County, Virginia">Augusta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Bath_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Bath County, Virginia">Bath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Bedford_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Bedford County, Virginia">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Bland_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Bland County, Virginia">Bland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Botetourt_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Botetourt County, Virginia">Botetourt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Brunswick_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Brunswick County, Virginia">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Buchanan_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Buchanan County, Virginia">Buchanan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Buckingham_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Buckingham County, Virginia">Buckingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Campbell_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Campbell County, Virginia">Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Caroline_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Caroline County, Virginia">Caroline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Carroll_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Carroll County, Virginia">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Charles_City_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Charles City County, Virginia">Charles City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Charlotte_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Charlotte County, Virginia">Charlotte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Chesterfield_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Chesterfield County, Virginia">Chesterfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Clarke_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Clarke County, Virginia">Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Craig_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Craig County, Virginia">Craig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Culpeper_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Culpeper County, Virginia">Culpeper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Cumberland_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, Virginia">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Dickenson_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Dickenson County, Virginia">Dickenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Dinwiddie_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Dinwiddie County, Virginia">Dinwiddie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Essex_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Virginia">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Fairfax_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Fairfax County, Virginia">Fairfax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Fauquier_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Fauquier County, Virginia">Fauquier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Floyd_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Floyd County, Virginia">Floyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Fluvanna_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Fluvanna County, Virginia">Fluvanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Franklin_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Virginia">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Frederick_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Frederick County, Virginia">Frederick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Giles_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Giles County, Virginia">Giles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Gloucester_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Gloucester County, Virginia">Gloucester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Goochland_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Goochland County, Virginia">Goochland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Grayson_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Grayson County, Virginia">Grayson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Greene_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Greene County, Virginia">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Greensville_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Greensville County, Virginia">Greensville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Halifax_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Halifax County, Virginia">Halifax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Hanover_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Hanover County, Virginia">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Henrico_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Henrico County, Virginia">Henrico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Henry_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Henry County, Virginia">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Highland_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Highland County, Virginia">Highland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Isle_of_Wight_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Isle of Wight County, Virginia">Isle Of Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_James_City_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in James City County, Virginia">James City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_King_and_Queen_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in King and Queen County, Virginia">King and Queen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_King_George_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in King George County, Virginia">King George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_King_William_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in King William County, Virginia">King William</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Lancaster_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster County, Virginia">Lancaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Lee_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Lee County, Virginia">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Loudoun_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Loudoun County, Virginia">Loudoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Louisa_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Louisa County, Virginia">Louisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Lunenburg_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Lunenburg County, Virginia">Lunenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Madison_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Virginia">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Mathews_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Mathews County, Virginia">Mathews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Mecklenburg_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Mecklenburg County, Virginia">Mecklenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Middlesex_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Virginia">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Montgomery_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Virginia">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Nelson_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Nelson County, Virginia">Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_New_Kent_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in New Kent County, Virginia">New Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Northampton_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Northampton County, Virginia">Northampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Northumberland_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Northumberland County, Virginia">Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Nottoway_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Nottoway County, Virginia">Nottoway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Orange_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, Virginia">Orange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Page_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Page County, Virginia">Page</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Patrick_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Patrick County, Virginia">Patrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Pittsylvania_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Pittsylvania County, Virginia">Pittsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Powhatan_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Powhatan County, Virginia">Powhatan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Prince_Edward_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Prince Edward County, Virginia">Prince Edward</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Prince_George_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Prince George County, Virginia">Prince George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Prince_William_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Prince William County, Virginia">Prince William</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Pulaski_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Pulaski County, Virginia">Pulaski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Rappahannock_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Rappahannock County, Virginia">Rappahannock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Richmond_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond County, Virginia">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Roanoke_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Roanoke County, Virginia">Roanoke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Rockbridge_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockbridge County, Virginia">Rockbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Rockingham_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Rockingham County, Virginia">Rockingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Russell_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Russell County, Virginia">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Scott_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Scott County, Virginia">Scott</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Shenandoah_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Shenandoah County, Virginia">Shenandoah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Smyth_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Smyth County, Virginia">Smyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Southampton_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Southampton County, Virginia">Southampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Spotsylvania_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Spotsylvania County, Virginia">Spotsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Stafford_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Stafford County, Virginia">Stafford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Surry_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Surry County, Virginia">Surry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Sussex_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Sussex County, Virginia">Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Tazewell_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Tazewell County, Virginia">Tazewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Warren_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Warren County, Virginia">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Washington_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Virginia">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Westmoreland_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Westmoreland County, Virginia">Westmoreland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Wise_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Wise County, Virginia">Wise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Wythe_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in Wythe County, Virginia">Wythe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_York_County,_Virginia" title="National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Virginia">York</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer 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