A commemorative marker located near the Washington, WV, post office reads;
"George Washington acquired 2,314 acres of this land in Washington Bottom by a grant, dated December 15, 1772, issued to him by John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, last Royal Governor of Virginia.

Washington obtained this tract for services in the French and Indian War, upon a survey made by William Crawford, in June 1771.
It borders on the Ohio River five miles and one hundred and twenty poles.

Erected by the State of West Virginia
1932"
A commemorative marker located near the Washington, WV, post office reads;
"George Washington acquired 2,314 acres of this land in Washington Bottom by a grant, dated December 15, 1772, issued to him by John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, last Royal Governor of Virginia.
Washington obtained this tract for services in the French and Indian War, upon a survey made by William Crawford, in June 1771. It borders on the Ohio River five miles and one hundred and twenty poles.
Erected by the State of West Virginia
1932"
Washington, West Virginia