Grave of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, circa 1950s

Subjects: Cemeteries Monuments & Memorials Women's History
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Grave of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Virginia, circa 1950s, c. 1907 chrome postcard — Back

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A tall white marble obelisk rises behind an iron fence and clipped hedges, with bare winter trees and a lawn in the foreground; the printed caption names it as the grave of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Mary Ball Washington, mother of George Washington, died in Fredericksburg in 1789, and the present obelisk monument over her grave was dedicated in 1894 after an earlier, vandalized memorial from the 1830s was abandoned. The grave site is a long-standing stop on Fredericksburg's historic tours.

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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. Color by Joyce L. Haynes Pub. by Haynes Distributing Co., 2930 Fleetwood Ave., S.W., Roanoke, Va. MADE BY DEXTER WEST NYACK, N. Y. 18428-B PLACE STAMP HERE POST CARD

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Publisher	Haynes Distributing Co.
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Grave of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA
Place depicted	Fredericksburg, VA
Publisher	Haynes Distributing Co., 2930 Fleetwood Ave., S.W., Roanoke, VA
Notes	Chrome-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, Virginia, circa 1950s, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/grave-of-mary-washington-fredericksburg-virginia-circa-1950s. Accessed October 24, 2026.