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Caption on back of postcard reads: "The colonial home of Charles Washington, a brother of George Washington, and founder of Charles Town. He built the wings of the present house and called it "Happy Retreat." In 1833 Judge Douglass completed the center part, modeling it after "Mordington," the Douglass ancestral home in Scotland." Published by Nichols, Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)

Mordington; Charles Town, W. Va.

Identifier:
042600
Collection Number:
A&M 2208
Title:
Mordington; Charles Town, W. Va.
Description:
Caption on back of postcard reads: "The colonial home of Charles Washington, a brother of George Washington, and founder of Charles Town. He built the wings of the present house and called it "Happy Retreat." In 1833 Judge Douglass completed the center part, modeling it after "Mordington," the Douglass ancestral home in Scotland." Published by Nichols, Drug Store. (From postcard collection legacy system.)
Subjects:
Counties--Jefferson.
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
postcard
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView