Popes Creek Plantation

Popes Creek Plantation (HMMUG)

Location: Colonial Beach, VA 22443 Westmoreland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 11.073', W 76° 55.015'

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Look at the landscape around you. Augustine Washington's reasons for settling here in 1718 are apparent. The ground to your left is slightly elevated and well drained - perfect for farming. Before you, Popes Creek teems with life: fish, crabs, and waterfowl. Deer and other game abound in the surrounding forests. Fresh water is abundant from numerous springs. And a mile to the northeast is the Potomac River, Augustine Washington's commercial lifeline to the world.

In an economy where crop prices fluctuated and soil was easily depleted, the acquisition of land meant security and, often, wealth. While Augustine Washington's holdings were moderate, he aspired to join Virginia's propertied elite. His success depended almost entirely upon slaves and indentured servants laboring in tobacco fields, workshops, and in the kitchen and manor house. The whole operation resembled a small village.
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HM NumberHMMUG
Series This marker is part of the More Than Words series
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Placed ByNational Park Service
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 12:40pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 332115 N 4228028
Decimal Degrees38.18455000, -76.91691667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 11.073', W 76° 55.015'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 11' 4.38" N, 76° 55' 0.90" W
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Area Code(s)804
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 402-408 Popes Creek Rd, Colonial Beach VA 22443, US
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