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Show Washington's Birthplace. Every year congress grants $100 for the repuir of fences and for cleaning up anil maintaining the 13-acre reservation reser-vation at Wakefield, Va., wher.-George wher.-George Washington was born. There is no dwelling on the place, but a monument marks the place of nutivity of "The Father of His Country." Coun-try." Wakefield ltt 110 miles from Washington, and Is not easily accessible. accessi-ble. It Is a mile and a half from the Potomac and pilgrims going by wntei must also trudge overland to reach It Excursion steamers no longer stop the old government wharf having beet partly carried away by Ice nnd flood end never repaired. |