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The front door of a replicated 18th-century house stands ajar at George Washington's Birthplace National Monument in Colonial Beach, Va. on Aug. 28, 2013. The monument, one of the national parks, is open 362 da More

A garden dating back to the 18th-century rests in George Washington's Birthplace National Monument in Colonial Beach, Va. on Aug. 28, 2013. The monument, one of the national parks, was President George Washingt More

Phillip Greenwalt, park ranger, explains an 18th-century kitchen at George Washington's Birthplace National Monument in Colonial Beach, Va. on Aug. 28, 2013. The monument, one of the national parks, also has a More

Phillip Greenwalt, park ranger, explains the process of dipping candles in an 18th-century kitchen at George Washington's Birthplace National Monument in Colonial Beach, Va. on Aug. 28, 2013. The candles are on More

Phillip Greenwalt, park ranger, explains an 18th-century toaster in a kitchen at George Washington's Birthplace National Monument in Colonial Beach, Va. on Aug. 28, 2013. The monument, one of the national parks More

A grave of George Washington's extended family rests on the grounds of George Washington's Birthplace National Monument in Colonial Beach, Va. on Aug. 28, 2013. The burial ground is just one of the things found More