Mistress Margaret Brent - Alexandria, VA, USA - Daughters of the American Revolution on Waymarking.com

Photos taken in January of 2014. Located in Jones Park, part of George Washington National Parkway. A few steps north of the historic lighthouse and DC south cornerstone. The plaque says, "On September 6, 1654, this site was included in a patent of 700 acres granted by the colony of Virginia to Mistress Margaret Brent (c1601 - 1671). An extraordinary women, she spent most of her adult life fighting discrimination of her sex, she was the first private owner of the rectangular tract of land on the Potomac River above hunting creek that became the nucleus of Alexandria. Erected by the Mount Vernon chapter, daughters of the American Revolution. 1978"

DAR Chapter: Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution Date Placed: 01/01/1978 Inscription: On September 6, 1654, this site was included in a patent of 700 acres granted by the colony of Virginia to Mistress Margaret Brent (c1601 - 1671). An extraordinary women, she spent most of her adult life fighting discrimination of her sex, she was the first private owner of the rectangular tract of land on the Potomac River above Hunting Creek that became the nucleus of Alexandria. Erected by The Mount Vernon Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution 1978

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