George Washington's Birthplace

We spent yesterday here at the campground and I worked on labeling our photos and updating our web albums and blog. Our Verizon 3G service is still slow and it takes a long time to get anything done. Hopefully at our next campground we'll have a stronger signal.

We left the campground this morning a little after 10:00 and drove the 7 miles down to George Washington's Birthplace National Monument.

From George Washington's Birthplace

This 50-foot tall Memorial Obelisk is our first sight as we approached the entrance to the National Monument. The Memorial Obelisk is carved from Vermont granite and is a one-tenth replica of the Washington Monument in Washington D.C. 

From George Washington's Birthplace

We parked the car and walked over to the Visitor Center. We were just in time