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WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA, THE FIRST OF THEM ALL
Of the 28 Washingtons in the United States, the "records very conclusively disclose" tht this town, "the first Washington of All," was surveyed and platted by George Washington on the 24th of July (Old Style), 1749 [May 5 New Style]. He was assisted by John Jonem and Edward Corder as chainmen. By the General Assembly of Virginia it was officially established as a town in 1791 and incorporated in 1894.
Virginia Conservation Commission, 1950. |