Historical marker at "Happy Retreat" erected in 1932
Entry/Object ID
IMG37
Description
Historical marker at "Happy Retreat" erected in 1932. Text: "Happy Retreat - Now called Mordington. Home of Colonel Charles Washington, founder of Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia). His brother General George Washington often visited him here. Colonel Washington died in September 1799. He and his wife Mildred are buried on the estate."