Washington’s Mother
At Sandy Point, seven and a half miles east, Mary Ball, Washington’s Mother, spent her youth in the home of her guardian, George Eskridge. There she was married to Augustine Washington, March, 1731. She is supposed to have named her eldest son for George Eskridge.
Marker is at the intersection of Cople Highway (Virginia Route 202) and Sandy Point Road (County Route 604) when traveling east on Cople Highway.
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