The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the Rappahanock River, Washington would spend most of his childhood there. George was only 11 years old when his father died.

A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George Washington led his own fight for independence in America. Washington was born on ...

George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. And yet the nation is once again commemorating ...

In 1776, as George Washington was leading the Continental ... most Europeans contracted it in childhood. Those who survived were immune to the disease. This observation led to the risky but ...