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The Washington Family

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Which of the following Jefferson County houses was NOT owned by a relative of George Washington?
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What future First Lady of the United States was married in George Steptoe Washington's Harewood mansion, located near Charles Town?
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Which of George Washington's relatives owned land in the present Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia?
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In which West Virginia county are more Washington family descendants buried than in any other place in America?
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What mineral springs did George Washington visit for the first time at age 16?
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By the time of his death in 1799, George Washington owned more land along these two rivers than anywhere else in the world.
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George Washington's military and diplomatic blunders largely led to the beginning of this conflict.
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Who hired a teenage George Washington to survey much of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle?
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Which member of the Washington family was the first to move to what is now Jefferson County?
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During this uprising, a sword given to George Washington by Frederick the Great was temporarily captured.
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