This shaft, of Vermont granite, weighs about 50 tons. It is nearly
one-tenth the size of the Washington Monument in the Nation's capital,
and of the same relative proportions. First erected in 1896 by the War
Department (at or near the foundations of the home in which George
Washington was born), it was moved to its present location near the
entrance to the national monument in 1930.
[Illustration: GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL
MONUMENT--_Westmoreland County, Va._]
_Points of interest within the National Monument area:_
1 GRANITE MONUMENT
2 SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE
3 MAIN PARKING AREA
4 POST OFFICE
5 SITE OF BUILDING "X"
6 MEMORIAL HOUSE
7 COLONIAL STYLE GARDEN
8 GROVE OF NATIVE "CEDARS"
9 KITCHEN & HISTORICAL MUSEUM
10 SITE OF SMOKE HOUSE
11 DUCK HALL PICNIC AREA. _(Parking)_
12 SITE OF ANCIENT BUILDING FOUNDATION
13 WASHINGTON FAMILY BURIAL GROUND
14 POTOMAC RIVER VIEW
[Illustration: _Tilt-top table in the dining room. The only piece of
furniture in the memorial house believed to be from the home in
which Washington was born._]
[Illustration: _Dining room. Many of the items of tableware shown
are similar to types unearthed at Washington's birthplace._]
[Illustration: _Brick foundations of a part of Building "X", an
early building unearthed at Washington's birthplace._]