ladly given and
today there is a "Monroe Room" in the White House, furnished with the
reproductions of this historic furniture. The originals, however, remain
in the little museum in Fredericksburg, relics of active, public years
spent by a great statesman on two continents.

The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park was
established in 1927. Quoting from a booklet which may be secured from
the park headquarters we find:

"This park was established ... to commemorate six major battles
fought during the great sectional conflict between 1861 and
1865--the two Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville,
Salem Church, Wilderness, and Spotsylvania Court House--and to
preserve for historical purposes the remains of earthworks,
roads, and other sites of importance on these battlefields...."

At the Battle of Chancellorsville General Stonewall Jackson, famous
Confederate commander, was mortally wounded. A simple shaft marks the
place and a wild flower preserve is located near it.

"While the fundamental purpose of the park is historical
education, its program is by no means confined to this
limitation. It offers important recreational and educational
features aside from critical military history. The Jackson
Memorial Wild Flower Preserve ... affords excellent instruction
in botany.... The deep woodlands of the area threaded with foot
trails leading along the old trenches are a delight to lovers
of the outdoors...."

Kenmore--1752

Kenmore, the home of Fielding Lewis and Betty Washington Lewis (George
Washington's only sister), is an outstanding example of the architecture
of Colonial Virginia. It is also intimately connected with the stirring
history of Colonial times and with the life of George Washington.

Augustine Washington, about 1739, moved from Hunting Creek to Ferry
Farm, across the river from Fredericksburg, with his second wife, Mary
Ball, and their five children--George, Betty, Samuel, John Augustine,
and Charles--for the sake of community life and the religious and
educational advantages it offered. Here the children grew up and
received their education--Betty at a "Dame School," George under the
tutelage of Parson Marye. Betty and George were especially intimate
companions because of their nearness of age and their similarity in
personality and character.

When Betty was sixteen, and a "mannerly young maid," he