Four years of digging for artifacts in the Ligonier area have shed new light on a little-known “friendly fire” incident in ...

At Fort Ligonier on Friday, excitement was in the air as it unveiled a new exhibit and talked about the ongoing archaeological work surrounding what is called George Washington's "friendly fire ...

The two bottles come characteristic of styles from the 1750s and were placed in a forgotten pit.

George Washington Said, 'If Freedom of Speech Is Taken Away, Then Dumb and Silent We May Be Led'? “My spidy sense tells me that George never said that,” one Reddit user commented.

John Dickerson on admiration for George Washington It's Presidents Day, the holiday that started in honor of George Washington -- the president with an enormous birthday candle on the Mall.

George Washington purchased land bounties near Cincinnati that were given to soldiers for their service in the American Revolution.

The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources 1745-1799; prepared under the direction of the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission and published by authority ...

George Washington, the first president of the U.S., once said, "It is better to be alone than in bad company." ...

This week, George Washington’s 291st birthday will be celebrated by tiny numbers of Americans. That did not used to be the case. For most of our history, Washington’s birthday was a big deal ...

With further digging, I located a Washington descendant who had compiled just what I was looking for: a massive family tree that showed all the descendants of George Washington’s father.

However, George Washington and his grandnephews are all direct paternal descendants of Augustine Washington—the father of George.