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Washington pastor leads hunt for John Hanson buried in Maryland grove
A Maryland pastor and a group of amateur archaeologists dig at the Addison Estate near the Potomac seeking the grave of John Hanson, cited by Hanson supporters as the first U.S. president under the Articles of Confederation. They note Hanson died in 1783 and a mausoleum once stood on the property.
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Ae Gay
Washington Star
Washington
United States
John Hanson
Hanson Buffs
Prince Georges County
Sumner Welles
Alan C. Freed
Freed
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Dundalk
Hanson
Connecticut
Samuel Huntington
Huntington
Delaware
Thomas McKean
McKean
Congress
George Washington
Seattle
Nixon
Addison Estate
Addison Mansion
Potomac River