_20'x14' Foundation of building unearthed 180 feet southeast of
Washington family burying ground, Bridges Creek, 1930 and 34. The
structure--on land acquired in 1664 by John Washington (George's
great-grandfather)--was probably an outbuilding._
_21'x36' Foundation of early 18^th century building unearthed by the War
Department in 1896, traditionally the one in which George Washington was
born in 1732._
_Source--From a "Map Showing foundation of the Wakefield Mansion--Where
tradition affirms Washington was born". Map drawn by John Stewart, C.E.,
1896_