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	Gunston Hall (LSD-5)
		Gunston Hall is a colonial estate in Fairfax County, Va., about 15 miles down the Potomac River from Alexandria and not far from Mount Vernon.
		Gunston Hall remained in the area to repair small craft until 6 F'ebruary, when she reembarked her former passengers and equipment and sailed to Guadalcanal via Funa Futi.
		Gunston Hall returned to the Pacific in 1946 to participate in one of the most sinificant series of scientific tests of the era.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/amphib/lsd5.htm (1341 words)

	Gunston Hall
		After intensive shakedown along the California coast, Gunston Hall prepared to sail for the Western Pacific, where she was to participate in every major operation from February 1944 to the end of the war, 18 months later.
		Gunston Hall remained in the area to repair small craft until 6 February, when she re-embarked for former passengers and equipment and sailed to Guadalcanal via Funa Futi.
		Gunston Hall was part of one of the Navy's greatest postwar humanitarian efforts in 1955 as she joined TG-90 (Rear Admiral Lorenzo S. Sabin) at Saigon.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/g10/gunston_hall.htm (1411 words)

	USS Gunston Hall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Gunston Hall is a colonial estate in Fairfax County, VA., about 15 miles down the Potomac River from Alexandria and not far from Mount Vernon.
		Gunston Hall Hall remained in the area to repair small craft until 6 February, when she reembarked for former passengers and equipment and sailed to Guadalcanal via Funa Futi.
		Gunston Hall was part of one of the Navy's greatest postwar humanitarian efforts in 1955 as she joined TG 90 (Rear Admiral Lorenzo S. Sabin) at Saigon.
	www.navyhistory.com /LSD/gunston%20hall.html (1405 words)

	Gunston Hall Room Use Study
		Gunston Hall Plantation's mission is to educate the public about George Mason and his unique contribution to the universal cause of human rights.
		The addition of Sarah Brent and her ten-year-old nephew George Graham to the household at Gunston Hall was just the beginning of a period of change and family milestones for the Masons.
		However, the selection of the period 1780-1788 focuses the interpretation of Gunston Hall on a time that was pivotal in both the lives of the Mason family and the nation as a whole.
	look.net /gunstonhall/architecture/roomuse/period.html (1471 words)

	Pilgrimages to American Landmarks - Gunston Hall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Gunston Hall derives its chief interest, in an historic point of view, from having been the residence of George Mason, the author of the famous "Bill of Rights," a paper which preceded and laid the foundation for the Declaration of Independence.
		Gunston Hall, though no longer in the Mason family, has been well preserved, and the ravages of time, with the more fatal devastation of war, have so slightly affected it that it may be taken as one of the best types of Virginia colonial mansions.
		George Mason died in 1792, at the age of sixty-six and was buried in the graveyard at Gunston Hall.
	www.ls.net /~newriver/va/gunstonh.htm (3664 words)

	Article
		Although the exterior walls of Gunston Hall probably were complete when Buckland arrived in November, it is likely that he designed the portico on the “south front” overlooking Mason’s formal garden and the river (fig.
		Although far from being identical, the relief-carved fret on the legs of the Gunston Hall chair and the pierced fret represented in the engraving have Gothic arches with tiny trefoils, pairs of confronting C scrolls, and lozenge-shaped strapwork.
		Hall probably was the London carver mentioned in Buckland’s letter to Robert Carter (William Buckland to Robert Carter, March 25, 1771).
	www.chipstone.org /publications/1994AF/Beckerdite94/1994Beckertext.html (5375 words)

	Gunston Hall Events 2007
		For the past decade, the Gunston Hall landscape has been the subject of in-depth research and archaeological study.
		Supervised by Gunston Hall’s archaeology staff, screen for artifacts, clean and mend found objects, and learn other basic techniques of the profession.
		Gunston Hall’s highly-acclaimed Historic Foodways Program is now in its 22nd year.
	www.gunstonhall.org /events (1875 words)

	Homes Of Virginia - Gunston Hall
		One must have lived at Gunston Hall, in winter and summer, in spring and autumn, to have any true appreciation of its charm.
		Gunston Hall was built in 1758 by George Mason, author of the Virginia Bill of Rights and the First Constitution of Virginia, and one of the framers of the Constitution of the United States.
		It was while living at Gunston Hall, where he died in 1911, that my brother Vaughan Kester wrote his well-known novel, The Prodigal Judge.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles11/virginia-homes-8.shtml (563 words)

	Gunston Hall, Virginia
		Four miles from Mt. Vernon, on the Potomac, is the well-preserved mansion, Gunston Hall, built in 1758 by George Mason, the great-grandson of George Mason, who fled to America after the Battle of Worcester, where he was in arms against the king of England.
		Frequently Washington drove to Gunston Hall for a talk with Mason; or sometimes he floated down the stream in his four-oared gig, manned by his own slaves.
		Mason was as often at Mt. Vernon as Washington was at Gunston Hall.
	www.oldandsold.com /articles15/shrines-61.shtml (890 words)

	USS GUNSTON HALL LSD 5
		The USS Gunston Hall LSD-5 was commissioned in November of 1943.
		The Gunston Hall is noted as one of the most active U.S. Navel vessels in history.
		GUNSTON HALL was finally deactivated in 1970 after having earned nine battle stars for the Vietnam years.
	www.angelfire.com /ca3/farmboy2/awards.html (346 words)

	Wolf Run Studio - Gunston Hall Notecards & Prints
		Gunston Hall is a plantation home built in 1755 by George Mason, the author of the 1776 Virginia Declaration of Rights and a framer of the U.S. Constitution.
		Gunston Hall is famous for the splendid woodcarving designed by william Buckland.
		The last private owner donated Gunston Hall Plantation to the Commonwealth of Virginia to be maintained as a memorial to George Mason and his great contribution to the founding of our government.
	www.wolfrunstudio.com /PAGES/pg_hsh08.html (399 words)

	web page Comfort Inn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Built in 1758, Gunston Hall was the home of George Mason, one of the leading political thinkers of the colonial period.
		At Gunston Hall, Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights on which, the United States Bill of Rights was based.
		Today, Gunston Hall is a 550-acre National Historic Landmark owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia and administered by a Board of Regents appointed from The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America.
	www.cigunston.com /attractions/wildlife.html (606 words)

	Gunston Hall Plantation Educational Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		At Gunston Hall Plantation, students consider the ideas of American patriot George Mason and discover what life was like for his family, servants, and slaves.
		Using hands-on objects and visuals, and with Gunston Hall as a special focus, students explore the day-to-day life of planter families, indentured servants, and slaves.
		Gunston Hall's modern and rare book library features materials on a wide range of 18th-century topics.
	visit.gunstonhall.org /education (1304 words)

	Go fly a kite - The Washington Times: Family Times (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Gunston Hall Plantation on Fairfax County's Mason Neck peninsula is holding its annual kite festival Saturday.
		The Gunston Hall entrance drive is about 3.5 miles on the left.
		Children are invited to investigate a mystery at Gunston Hall.
	washingtontimes.com /functions/print.php?StoryID=20040313-103744-6621r (1417 words)

	Faculty Information Guide - Facilities and Services
		Gunston Hall is the estate of George Mason, the man whose name the University bears.
		In addition to the historic furnishings and Mason family mementos on display, the Gunston Hall complex includes a hall that may be used for meetings, dinners, and other affairs at the request of bona fide organizations.
		Gunston Hall has been the scene of University choral performances, a major meeting of the Northern Virginia Association of Historians sponsored by the History Department, significant departmental functions for the Education and Public and International Affairs Departments, and other activities.
	www.gmu.edu /facstaff/fig/facilities.html (656 words)

	WHIDBEY ISLAND class
		USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD 44) is one of the WHIDBEY ISLAND (LSD 41) class of landing ships serving with the US Navy.
		GUNSTON HALL was alongside at HMC Dockyard in Halifax during the summer of 1998.
		This is the helm station on GUNSTON HALL; this bridge looks rather more modern than that of PENSACOLA, a member of the class GUNSTON HALL is based upon.
	www.hazegray.org /features/nato/us/whidbey (420 words)

	VHTRC Eagle Run
		Gunston Elementary School is within a mile on the right side of the road.
		Gunston Hall, Pohick Bay Regional Park, Mason Neck Wildlife Refuge, and the Mason Neck State Park.
		Gunston Hall was the home of George Mason who drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which was adopted on June 12, 1776, and was the basis for the Declaration of Independence.
	www.vhtrc.org /events/eaglerun.htm (1277 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		On board Gunston Hall, the deck department, through practice and training, ensures that all UNREPs are safe and that minimal time is spent alongside.
		By JO2 Ray Manaois - USN - Headline: Gunston Hall Prepares Its Warriors USS Gunston Hall (NENS) -- A silver metal pin showing the bow and superstructure of a surface combatant over two crossed cutlasses with a background of ocean swells, the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) pin is coveted by Navy enlisted personnel.
		Everybody on board Guston Hall is more than willing to help you get your ESWS pin if you are willing to devote the time and put forth the effort." Acquiring the signatures necessary to complete the PQs and qualifying for all the required watch stations can be very time consuming.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/news/eurnews/eur95/eur95005.txt (4608 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		To date, Gunston Hall Sailors and Marines have built 473 medium-sized tents, housing almost 5,000 Turks forced from their homes by the natural disaster of Aug. 17.
		Gunston Hall, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) and USS Ponce (LPD 15) were called to the sea of Marmara after the earthquake struck in support of operation avid response, the U.S. military's humanitarian response to the quake.
		The Gunston Hall blue-green team is glad to have the opportunity to help these people who have lost so much.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/news/eurnews/eur99/eur99036.txt (3472 words)

	Gunston Hall Celebrates George Mason (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Gunston Hall Plantation, home of George Mason, is the host for a panel discussion to commemorate the birthday of Virginia patriot George Mason.
		The panel discussion is free and open to the public; however, priority seating is given to those who plan to attend the reception and candlelight holiday tour at Gunston Hall after the program.
		Funds raised from the reception will support Gunston Hall's mission of focusing on George Mason's contributions to human rights and their international significance.
	www.gmu.edu /news/gazette/gunston.html (213 words)

	Mason's Gunston Hall invites youth in to sleuth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		George Mason was a bit scatterbrained, or so it might seem to children visiting Gunston Hall, the statesman's home in Fairfax County.
		Children in Gunston Hall's Plantation Sleuth program get a copy of that fictitious letter at the beginning of their visit.
		At Gunston Hall, youngsters may also get a chance to see archaeologists doing research on Mason and on 18th-century life in general.
	www.freelancestar.com /News/FLS/2003/082003/08142003/1064298/printer_friendly (447 words)

	Mason Alumni Find Home at Gunston Hall - The Mason Gazette - George Mason University
		Most tours of Gunston Hall consist of school-aged children, so the docents try to cater to their audience.
		Susan Hardenburgh, BA History ’04, a part-time archaeologist at Gunston Hall, spends her Saturdays analyzing wine bottles, pottery and other pieces of household items she and the team find buried on the grounds.
		Lauren Bisbee, BA Area Studies ’90, MA History ’92, who works as an interpreter at Gunston Hall, wrote “Of Land and Labor: Gunston Hall Plantation Life in the 18th Century,” which is on sale at the Gunston Hall bookstore.
	gazette.gmu.edu /articles/7420 (464 words)

	Lorton Valley Star Newspaper
		Gunston Hall on Mason Neck, Lorton, Virginia is the plantation home of the American Statesman George Mason.
		Gunston Hall was once the center of a 5,500 acre plantation.
		Since 1950 Gunston Hall has been preserving the legacy of George Mason and memorializing his unique contribution to the universal cause of Human Rights.
	www.lortonvalleystar.com /TourPages/Tour10.html (544 words)

	Gunston Hall
		Bucknell, along with students from Gunston and Fort Belvoir elementary schools, received a special invitation to the 217th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution.
		Gunston Hall, George Mason's home, was the site of the festivities.
		They arrived at Gunston Hall and were greeted by docents in period costumes.
	www.fcps.k12.va.us /BucknellES/programs/sci&socst/gunston.html (282 words)

	Gunston Hall Plantation Visitor Information
		A visit to Gunston Hall begins with the introductory film, "George Mason and the Bill of Rights" (11 min.).
		No visit to Gunston Hall is complete without a stop at the museum shop.
		Gunston Hall is committed to providing access for all visitors.
	look.net /gunstonhall/welcome (372 words)

	African-American History in Fairfax County -- Sully Historic Site, Gunston Hall, Woodlawn Estate, Mount Vernon
		Gunston Hall was built by George Mason and was completed in 1758.
		Mason was the author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, which served as the basis for the U.S. Bill of Rights, and was also the primary author of the first Constitution of Virginia.
		Today, at Gunston Hall, visitors can discover what life was like for his family, servants and slaves through a tour of the plantation house, kitchen yard, schoolhouse, gardens/archaeological site and Visitors Center.
	www.visitfairfax.org /itin_african.php (937 words)

	George Mason and the Bills of Rights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The squire of Gunston Hall took his place in plantation society and was well liked by all, despite a tendency toward hypochondria and a sometimes irascible personality.
		In that year, he remarried and retired to Gunston Hall, letting it be known that he would consider any effort to draft him back into the legislature as "an oppressive and unjust invasion of my personal liberty."
		Since Gunston Hall was located on the road from Richmond to Philadelphia, leaders on the way from one capital to another began to stop and seek Mason's counsel.
	www.libertyhaven.com /thinkers/georgemason/george.html (2383 words)

	USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Motto: Defending The Constitution USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44) is a Whidbey Island class dock landing ship dock landing ship of the United States Navy.
		She was the second Navy ship to be named for Gunston Hall, the Mason Neck, Virginia estate of George Mason, one of Virginias outstanding Revolutionary figures, and Father of the United States Bill of Rights.
		Gunston Hall was laid down on 26 May 1986, by the Avondale Shipyards, New Orleans, Louisiana, launched on 27 June 1987, sponsored by Mrs.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Whidbey-Island-class-dock-landing-ships/USS-Gunston-Hall-(LSD-44).html (201 words)

	VIRGINIA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Gunston Hall Plantation is in Lorton; and Wilton is in Richmond.
		Gunston Hall was the home of George Mason, gentleman farmer and author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, a document that served as a model for the U.S. Bill of Rights and one which called for freedom of the press, tolerance of religion, and other fundamental democratic principles.
		The property is owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia and administered by a Board of Regents of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America.
	www.nscda.org /museums/virginia.htm (408 words)

	George Mason of Gunston Hall (1725-1792)
		Some of the contemporaries of George Mason of Gunston Hall, (1725-1792) grasped for the outer limits as they strived to describe him.
		When he had finished his speech to his astounded audience he mounted his horse and rode back to Gunston Hall, the same George Mason that never picked a fight except one against tyranny and never ran from one of any description.
		Henry and others held the battle lines and excused Mason from the hall while he prepared "subsequent amendments" for proposal to the Congress.
	www.rcarterpittman.org /essays/Mason/George_Mason_of_Gunston_Hall.html (3947 words)

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