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Westmoreland County, Virginia. / 38.11°N 76.8°W / 38.11; -76.8. Westmoreland County is a county located in the Northern Neck of the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population sits at 18,477. [ 1] Its county seat is Montross.
October 15, 1966. Designated VLR. October 18, 1983 [4] The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is a national monument in Westmoreland County, Virginia, at the confluence of Popes Creek and the Potomac River. It commemorates the birthplace location of George Washington, a Founding Father and the first President of the United States ...
Stratford Hall (plantation) / 38.15194°N 76.839500°W / 38.15194; -76.839500. Stratford Hall is a historic house museum near Lerty in Westmoreland County, Virginia. It was the plantation house of four generations of the Lee family of Virginia (with descendants later to expand to Maryland and other states). Stratford Hall is the boyhood ...
June 1, 2005[2] Westmoreland State Parklies within Westmoreland County, Virginia. The park extends about one and a half miles along the Potomac Riverand covers 1,321 acres. The Horsehead Cliffs provide visitors with a panoramic view of the Potomac River, and lower levels feature fossils and beach access. The park offers hiking, camping, cabins ...
Montross is a town in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States.The population was 553 at the 2020 census. [4] It is the county seat of Westmoreland County. [5] Located in the historic Northern Neck of Virginia, Montross is near the George Washington Birthplace National Monument and the Stratford Hall Plantation (the birthplace of Robert E. Lee and Founding Fathers and signers of the ...
Westmoreland, Virginia. Coordinates: 38°03′51″N. Westmoreland is an unincorporated community in Westmoreland County, in the U. S. state of Virginia . Spence's Point was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. [1]
James Monroe Birthplace Park & Museum, also known as James Monroe's Birthplace, is a historic archaeological site located near Oak Grove and Colonial Beach, Westmoreland County, Virginia. The site includes the ruins and a restoration of the Monroe Family Home and birthplace of U.S. Founding Father and President James Monroe, which were ...
History of Popes Creek (Virginia) Popes Creek is a small tidal tributary stream of the Potomac River in Westmoreland County, Virginia. The George Washington Birthplace National Monument lies adjacent to Popes Creek estuary . A scene along Popes Creek, 200 feet (61 m) from the birthplace of George Washington.