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In his last will and testament of July 1799, George Washington wrote that the family vault at Mount Vernon needed repairs and was improperly situated, and he directed that a new brick vault on a larger scale be built at the foot of what was commonly called the Vineyard Inclosure. George and Martha Washington, along with twenty other family members, were originally interred in the old vault. In accordance with his will, the Washingtons were removed to the New Tomb in 1831.
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Mount Vernon, Virginia · United States
