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Little is known about appearance of the home in which George Washington was born.Thefoundation and cellar floors uncovered during digging showed that it was built either partially or entirely of brick.Several foundations of outbuildings were unearthed, and all were made of brick.So also, all walls, cellar stairways, wine vaults, and fireplaces were built of brick.The location of the home was superb, being on a rise of ground 26 feet above Popes Creek and a little over 200 feet inland from its high western bank.To the east and northeast were pretty water views.To the north, beyond cleared fields, was Dancing Marsh, green with grass and swamp plants.To the southeast was a little peninsula which pointed out into Popes Creek, heavily wooded with a beautiful grove of eastern red cedar (雪松).To the west of the house were pastures and cleared field, and beyond the clearings was the dense forest-a mixed stand of broad-leaf trees and evergreens.A farm road man in a northwesterly direction for a mile or so, passing by the family burying ground.A short distance beyond the burying ground the road came to an end at the sandy south shore of the Potomac River.The home was furnished with ten bedsteads, 18tables, 57chairs, minors, chests, accessories for eight fireplaces, and scores of other household items.Certainly, the house in which George was born could not have been the humble one story clapboard structure drawn in 19th-century imaginative sketches by artists who probably knew little about the social and financial standing of George's father.Though not a man in great wealth, Augustine Washington was able to send two sons to England for schooling.Objects unearthed near his home offer enough proof that he imported fine quality silver, pewter(锡铅合金) , glassware, and pottery from the mother county.He could afford to have his initials stamped on his wine bottles.He was a man of some influence in his community , having held at various times the positions of justice of Westmoreland County Court, sheriff of Westmoreland County, and a vestryman of his church.He owned land and building in three Virginia counties and was master of 49 slaves.Though not as wealthy as certain other planters in the tidewater counties, he was a man of good social standing.