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George Washington
Popes Creek, Westmoreland County, Virginia
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Born on a tobacco farm above Popes Creek. The house burned in 1779 and its exact footprint was lost, the memorial house built in 1932 turned out to be in the wrong spot, and the real foundations are outlined in oyster shell nearby.
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