GEORGE WASHINGTON
Owned a tract of land nearby. He surveyed and formed a company to drain a part of the Dismal Swamp, 1763.
A-17Gates County
Where it stands. NC 32 at SR 1325 (Savage Road) southwest of Folly
But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.
