09/27/2026
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Inside the tomb of George Washington . . .
This is a view from 1937 with representatives from Rotary International placing a wreath on the sarcophagus which held the remains of George Washington. Note the eagle and shield design on the lid of the sarcophagus. This is within the Washington family burial vault which has a gated (and locked) entryway, but the sarcophagus can still be clearly viewed through the gate. The sarcophagus holding the remains of Martha Washington is also located in this tomb but is not visible in this photo.
The My Genealogy Hound website features a 1902 photo of the present-day burial vault and also the original Washington family burial vault which held the remains of George Washington from 1799 to 1831:
http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/vintage-photographs/virginia-photographs/VA-Mount-Vernon-Virginia-Tomb-of-George-Washington-historic-photo.html
Also on My Genealogy Hound: View numerous graves and tombstones of the famous and infamous including: Laura Ingalls Wilder, Daniel Boone, Elvis Presley, Louisa May Alcott (Little Women), Michael Landon, Dan Blocker (Hoss Cartwright), Jimmy Stewart, Chuck Connors, Don Knotts, John Wayne, Gene Autry, Mary Tyler Moore, James Dean, Benjamin Franklin, Jesse James, the victims of the Boston Massacre, Curly, Moe and Shemp Howard (Three Stooges), L. Frank Baum (Wizard of OZ), Fess Parker (Davy Crockett), "Wild Bill" Hickok, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Roy Orbison, Clifton Clowers (Wolverton Mountain), the world's smallest tombstone, "Bloody Bill" Anderson, Bob Ford (assassin of Jesse James), Clayton Moore (The Lone Ranger), Frank James, Lawrence Welk, plus unusual graves such as the mystery woman buried inside a boulder; and unusual engraved colonial era tombstones:
http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/vintage-postcards/Graves-Tombstones-Famous-Infamous-Otherwise-photos-postcards-and-images.htm
