e/Public Quarry at Government Island

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has gloss	eng: The Public Quarry at Government Island in Stafford County, Virginia was the principal source of Aquia Creek sandstone, a building stone used in many of the early government buildings in Washington, D.C., including the U.S. Capitol and the White House. A quarry was established just off the Potomac River at Wiggintons Island on Aquia Creek by George Brent after 1694, providing stone for tombstones and to houses and churches in northern Virginia, including Gunston Hall, Christ Church in Alexandria, Virginia, Mount Airy in Richmond County, Virginia, and Aquia Church, as well as steps and walkways at George Washingtons Mount Vernon. Washington selected Aquia sandstone as the primary material for use in Washingtons government buildings. Acting on the governments behalf, the Wiggintons Island quarry was purchased by Pierre Charles LEnfant in 1791, becoming known afterward as Government Island.
lexicalization	eng: Public Quarry at Government Island
instance of	c/Quarries in the United States