Mount Vernon on the Potomac, Mount Vernon, Va.

The burial ground for the slaves and free blacks who lived and worked at George Washington's home "Mount Vernon" is located about 50 yards southwest of the Washington Family Tomb (FX145), and is marked by two memorials. The first , a simple 3'x 6' stone, was placed in 1929. The second, erected in 1983, is a broken granite column surrounded by three concentric rings of granite/brick walkways. The mansion and grounds are preserved as an historical museum open to the public. Admission charged. 1929 Monument: "IN MEMORY/OF THE/MANY FAITHFUL/COLORED SERVANTS/OF THE/WASHINGTON FAMILY/BURIED AT/MOUNT VERNON/FROM/1760-1860/THEIR/UNIDENTIFIED GRAVES/SURRONND THIS SPOT" 1983 Monument: "IN MEMORY OF/THE AFRO-AMERICANS/WHO SERVED AS SLAVES/AT MOUNT VERNON/THIS MONUMENT MARKING THEIR/BURIAL GROUND/DEDICATED/SEPTEMBER 21, 1983/MOUNT VERNON/LADIES' ASSOCIATION"