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Charles Washington
Charles Washington (May 2, 1738 – September 16, 1799) was a Virginia planter and government official in several counties, who founded a town in the Shenandoah Valley which was named Charles Town in his honor shortly after his death and that of his eldest full brother, United States President George Washington. Early and family life Charles was born near Hunting Creek in Stafford County, Virginia (now Fairfax County) to Augustine Washington (1693-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789), an orphan and heiress of Col. Joseph Ball of Lancaster County, Virginia. His father died when he was five years old. His eldest half-brother Lawrence Washington (1718-1752) returned from England (where he was being educated), took charge of most of his father's property as well as his underage half-siblings (including Charles, who would receive a private education locally, as was becoming the custom for children of his class), and also became the colony's Adjutant-General a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunting Creek, Virginia
Hunting Creek is a cove and tributary stream of the Potomac River between the Alexandria, Virginia, City of Alexandria and Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County in Virginia. It is formed by Cameron Run flowing from the west. The community of Huntington, Virginia, Huntington takes its name from the creek. Jones Point (Virginia), Jones Point forms the north side. Dyke Marsh is just to the south. The George Washington Memorial Parkway and Mount Vernon Trail cross it on a bridge. The creek is sometimes referred to as "Great Hunting Creek", to distinguish it from Little Hunting Creek. File:Hunting Creek 2015.jpg, Hunting Creek from the west in 2015 Notes See also *List of rivers of Virginia Rivers of Fairfax County, Virginia Rivers of Virginia Rivers of Alexandria, Virginia Tributaries of the Potomac River {{Virginia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
