Warburton Manor was the colonial home, patented in 1661, of the Digges Family, descendants of
Edward Digges
Edward Digges (14 February 1620 – 15 March 1674/75) was an English barrister and colonist who served as List of colonial governors of Virginia, Colonial Governor of Virginia from March 1655 to December 1656. He was the son of the English polit ...
, who was
Governor of Virginia
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from 1652 to 1668. Digges was an intimate friend of
George
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and
Martha Washington
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, who visited the house many times. George Washington spent his forty-third birthday at Warburton Manor. Warburton Manor occupied a strategic site on the
Potomac River
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and today it is the site of
Fort Washington, designed by
Pierre Charles L'Enfant
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in 1814.
hmdb.org official marker
Retrieved 17 July 2018
See also
*Province of Maryland
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Notes
*Toogood, Anna, ''Warburton Manor and the Digges family of Maryland'', Division of History, U.S. Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation (1970)
References
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External links
Historical Marker
Retrieved 17 July 2018
Buildings and structures in Prince George's County, Maryland
Houses completed in the 17th century
1661 establishments in Maryland
Colonial architecture in Maryland