Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (DC News Now) — Before we know it, we will be celebrating 250 years since our Nation’s founding. Much of that ...

Beallair, one of the Washington family homes, is located at 73 Claymont Hill Street in Charles Town. (Photo by Tabitha Johnston) CHARLES TOWN — Long before it was incorporated in 1801, Jefferson ...

The free, family-friendly Presidents Day weekend event will feature 18th-century activities, demonstrations, and birthday cake.

George Washington is perhaps the most recognizable figure in American history, yet he often feels more like a marble statue or a face on a dollar bill than a flesh-and-blood man. We see his name on ...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (DC News Now) — Before we know it, we will be celebrating 250 years since our Nation’s founding. Much of that history is right in our own backyard, in West Virginia’s eastern ...