The first child of Augustine Washington ( 1694 – 1743 ) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington ( 1708 – 1789 ), George Washington was born on their Pope's Creek Estate near present-day Colonial Beach in Westmoreland County, Virginia.

Born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Monroe was of the planter class and fought in the American Revolutionary War.

James Monroe was born on April 28, 1758, in his parents ' house located in a wooded area of Westmoreland County, Virginia.

In 1650 he patented a large tract of land in Washington Parish, Westmoreland County, Virginia.

* 1910 – The Westmoreland County Coal Strike, involving 15, 000 coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers, begins.

Lee was born at Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia, the son of Major General Henry Lee III ( Light Horse Harry ) ( 1756 – 1818 ), Governor of Virginia, and his second wife, Anne Hill Carter ( 1773 – 1829 ).

Category: People from Westmoreland County, Virginia

Lee was born in Westmoreland County to Thomas Lee and Hannah Harrison Ludwell Lee on January 20, 1732.

In 1757, Lee was appointed justice of the peace in Westmoreland County.

In 1766, almost ten years before the American Revolutionary War, Lee is credited with having authored the Westmoreland Resolution which was publicly signed by prominent landowners who met at Leedstown, Westmoreland County, Virginia on 27 Feb 1766.

* Justice of the Peace for Westmoreland County, Virginia ( 1757 )

Category: People from Westmoreland County, Virginia

* Stratford Hall ( plantation ), a National Register of Historic Places site in Westmoreland County, Virginia

Category: Geography of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

* Hyde Park, Pennsylvania, borough in Westmoreland County

William Westmoreland was born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, to Eugenia Talley Childs and James Ripley Westmoreland.

Latrobe () is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States, approximately southeast of Pittsburgh.

Two interurban ( long-distance trolley ) lines served Latrobe: The Westmoreland County Railway Company connected Latrobe to Derry, operating 1904 to 1932.

* Arnold Palmer Regional Airport ( formerly known as Westmoreland County Airport )

Category: Populated places in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

* Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania-a borough in Westmoreland County, not to be confused with townships of the same name ( see below ).

** Mount Pleasant Historic District ( Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania ), listed on the NRHP in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

* Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

* 1967 – Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: " I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing.

* November 21 – Vietnam War: United States General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: " I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing.

In 1966 the US Army began pressing General Westmoreland to field the tank in South Vietnam, but he declined, stating that with no main gun ammunition, the Sheridan was basically nothing more than a $ 300, 000 machine gun platform.

Other accounts suggested that, possibly in addition to Trollope's deception, York was fooled by some of John Neville of Raby's forces displaying false colours into thinking either that reinforcements sent by Warwick had arrived, or that the northern Nevilles under the Earl of Westmoreland, John Neville's older brother and the most senior peer in the family, were prepared to support him.

One group of lawmakers led by Georgia congressman Lynn Westmoreland came from some preclearance states, and claimed that it was no longer fair to target their states, given the passage of time since 1965 and the changes their states had made to provide fair elections and voting.

This was denied by the US State Department, who responded that " the Greek terrorist organization ' 17 November ' was responsible for both assassinations ", and asserted that Grivas's central piece of evidence had been a document (" Westmoreland Field Manual ") which the State department, as well as a Congressional inquiry had dismissed as a Soviet forgery.

General William Westmoreland, the U. S. commander, received reports of massive troop movements and understood that an offensive was being planned, but his attention was focused on Khe Sanh, a remote U. S. base near the demilitarized zone.

The wardship of such an orphan was therefore a valuable gift of the crown, and in October 1417 this was granted to Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmoreland, with the young Richard under the guardianship of Sir Robert Waterton.

On May 22, 1967, Lieutenant Colonel Haig was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the US Army's second highest medal for valor, by General William Westmoreland as a result of his actions during the Battle of Ap Gu in March 1967.

William Childs Westmoreland ( March 26, 1914 – July 18, 2005 ) was a United States Army General, who commanded US military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak ( 1964 – 68 ), during the Tet Offensive.

" He was a member of a distinguished West Point class that also included Creighton Abrams and Benjamin O. Davis Jr .. Westmoreland graduated as first captain-the highest graduating rank-and received the Pershing Sword, which is given to the most able cadet at the academy.

Westmoreland was convinced that the Vietnamese communists could be destroyed by fighting a war of attrition that, theoretically, would render the Vietnam People's Army unable to fight.

* Stratford Hall Plantation, 1730, Westmoreland County — home of the Lee family ( Thomas Lee ; birthplace of Richard Henry Lee and Robert E. Lee )

* Wakefield, Westmoreland County — birthplace of George Washington, recreation

Other popular Northern Neck attractions include Stratford Hall, the birthplace of Robert E. Lee and a fine example of a Virginia plantation, George Washington's Birthplace, the Westmoreland Berry Farm, and the Westmoreland State Park with its beautiful Horsehead Cliffs.

Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia, was the home of four generations of the Lee family of Virginia, including two signers of the Declaration of Independence, and it was the birthplace of Robert Edward Lee ( 1807 – 70 ), who became the Confederate General-in-chief during the American Civil War, and then became the president of Washington College, which later became Washington and Lee University.

The documentary, shown on January 23, 1982, and prepared largely by CBS producer George Crile III, alleged that Westmoreland and others had deliberately underestimated Viet Cong troop strength during 1967 in order to maintain US troop morale and domestic support for the war.

In a 1998 interview for George magazine, Westmoreland criticized the battlefield prowess of his opponent North Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap.

Loudoun, Fairfax, Stafford, Prince William, King George, Westmoreland and Northumberland counties are part of the Northeast Region.

The town was a contender for county seat of Pottawatomie County but lost to St. George in 1861 and Westmoreland in 1882.

The boundaries of King George and Westmoreland Counties have changed radically since their establishment with significant exchanges of territory.

Significant portions of the early King George lay in what is now Westmoreland county.

George Washington Birthplace National Monument in Westmoreland County

Many important historical figures were born on the Northern Neck, including U. S. presidents George Washington ( Westmoreland ), James Madison ( Port Conway in King George ), and James Monroe ( Westmoreland ), as well as the Civil War general Robert E. Lee and signers of the Declaration of Independence, Francis Lightfoot Lee and Richard Henry Lee.

These include Caledon Natural Area, Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve, Dameron Marsh Natural area, Westmoreland State Park, and Belle Isle State Park and one national park, the George Washington Birthplace National Monument.

Lunenburg, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, New Kent, Northampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Richmond, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Westmoreland, York County.

The George Washington Birthplace National Monument is in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States.

Thomas Brown was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, home to George Washington, James Monroe and others.

That District consisted of King George County, Lancaster County, Northumberland County, Richmond County, Stafford County and Westmoreland County, which cover the area between the Rappahannock and Potomac Rivers.

He became the backup quarterback and roommate to future Pro Football Hall of Famer George Blanda, who coincidentally grew up in Westmoreland County, the same area where Thrower lived.

The 90-minute program, produced by George Crile III and narrated by Mike Wallace, asserted that in 1967 intelligence officers under General William Westmoreland, the commander of Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, had manipulated intelligence estimates in order to show far fewer communist personnel in South Vietnam than there actually were, thereby creating the impression that the Vietnam War was being won.