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Zion Episcopal Church Cemetery

Charles Town, WV
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Type: Cemeteries
Activities: Hiking
Description: The cemetery is the burial site for nearly 80 members of George Washington's family.
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Buford, Georgia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

A lot of George Washington's relatives are buried here. This includes several named after him!. Very old cemetery with ornate headstones. We were unable to tour the Episcopal Church but the stained glass windows are awe inspiring.

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Alexandria, Virginia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 4, 2013

If you like cemeteries and history this is the place for you. A large portion of the cemetery is dedicated to the Washington family. Charles Washington - George's brother - who the town is named after and his descendants are buried there as are a lot of other distinguished Americans. Walking through the cemetery is a walk through history. It... More

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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 17, 2012

LOTS of history is buried in this cemetary. Walkways are very uneven brick from tree roots and old facility.

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Ellicott City, Maryland
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed September 23, 2012

A beautiful old church with well cared for cemetery with lots generations of locals buried in cemetery. Good for history and geneology research.

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Newbury Berkshire
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 13, 2012

We wanted to see the old marked graves of the Washington family, they site is so well kept and the graves stones kept tidy and neat, it was hard to believe they were that old.

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charlottesville, va
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed July 1, 2012

There are descendents of Charles Washington buried here (George Washington's brother).

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Elkins, West Virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 21, 2012

For two years I lived in the Charles Town area, and passed this church with its impressive cemetery many times. I had heard that it was the burial site of numerous members of the Washington family. Even though I sought out the seven remaining Washington estates that still stood in the early 1970s, I never stopped to view their resting... More

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west virginia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 18, 2009

there is something about this cemetery, some sort of mystic that seems to linger around the graves, well at least to me. their is an heir of regality, with so many washington relatives buried there. its always been rumored to be haunted, and now i believe the rumors, because just this week i saw a ghost there, it was really... More

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