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Grave of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, circa 1950

Subjects
CemeteriesMonuments & MemorialsWomen's History
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1950 (Chrome)
Front of Grave of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, circa 1950, c. 1950 chrome postcard
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Back of Grave of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, circa 1950, c. 1950 chrome postcard
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A tall obelisk stands behind an iron fence and clipped hedges, with bare winter trees and a lawn in the foreground. The card identifies the site as the grave of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Mary Ball Washington, George Washington's mother, died in Fredericksburg in 1789. A marble monument partially erected in 1833 by the Women of America was badly scarred during the 1862 bombardment of Fredericksburg, and President Grover Cleveland laid the cornerstone for the present granite monument in 1894.

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PublisherHaynes Distributing Co.
GRAVE OF MARY WASHINGTON Fredericksburg, Va. GRAVE OF MARY WASHINGTON Fredericksburg, Va. A marble monument partially erected in 1833 in the Memory of Mary Washington by the Women of America, was badly scarred during the bombardment of Fredericksburg in 1862. In 1894 President Grover Cleveland laid the cornerstone for the present Granite Monument.
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PublisherHaynes Distributing Co.
Series18428-B
ConditionVery good
Place depictedGrave of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
Place depictedFredericksburg, VA
PublisherHaynes Distributing Co., 2930 Fleetwood Ave., S.W., Roanoke, VA
NotesChrome-era color photo postcard with caption printed in yellow across the lower edge; no white border, minor corner wear. No postmark, stamp, address or message — unused card. Divided-back chrome-era view card with printed description and publisher imprint; light toning/soiling on cream stock.

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Grave of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA, circa 1950, postcard, c. 1950. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grave-of-mary-washington-fredericksburg-va-circa-1950. Accessed November 2, 2026.