Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Abingdon, Va.” in entry weeping-willow-the of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:
...f truce, became acquainted with the owner of the willow twig (which was wrapped in oiled
silk). The disappointed subaltern gave the twig to Custis, who planted it near his home on his estate at Abingdon, Va. , where it became the progenitor of all the weeping-willows in America.
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