Lorton VA
George Mason was the author of the Bill of Rights, which became the foundation for the first ten amendments to the US constitution. In fact, several states (mostly Virginia) would not ratify the constitution unless they were assured the Bill of Rights would be added. On this visit we only had time to go through the visitor center, so we did not see the Gunston Hall house. This post is mainly a high level history lesson about the Revolutionary War and George Mason’s role as described on panels in the visitor center.
