Talk:Mason Neck, Virginia
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mason neck
[edit]The first recorded history of Mason Neck was by Captain John Smith in 1608. He wrote of his meeting with the Dogue Indians and charted the chief's village of Tauxenent on his map of Virginia. The area was referred to as Doggs Island and Doeg Neck originally. Later, the neck received its current name from the Mason family. (George Mason IV, father of the Virginia Declaration of Rights which grew into the U.S. Bill of Rights, owned a 5,500 acre plantation on the neck called Gunston Hall. The original building, constructed in 1755, is still standing and is administered by the Board of Regents of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America as a National Historic Landmark. You can tour the stately brick manor, gardens, and other areas for a fee. The current Mason "holdings" are now less than 500 acres.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.163.101.97 (talk) 20:29, 23 August 2011 (UTC)
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[edit]A search for a copy of the given source found none. Instead, http://www.fws.gov/masonneck/aboutus.html tells a different story which is not reflected in this topic. TEDickey (talk) 23:35, 8 March 2013 (UTC)