Historical Marker

The Thirteen Adjacent Elms

Historical marker location:
Alexandria, Virginia
( Marker can be reached from George Washington Memorial Parkway, 0.1 miles west of Stratford Lane, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1932

1732–1932.

In 1619, the Virginia House of Burgesses became the first representative assembly in the Americas. It was the beginning of a tradition of representative government that would later influence the creation of the United States government.
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