Few names have had such a profound impact on American history as George Washington’s. The foundation of the country’s founding story is Washington’s legacy as the first President of the United States.

Walter Washington is a sixth-generation nephew of the first U.S. president. The tour of Washington family homes, he says, “is ...

A new biography examines how 19th-century Americans remembered Mary Ball Washington, who raised the future president largely on her own after her husband’s death in 1743 Rebecca Brenner Graham - ...

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (DC News Now) — History lovers have a chance to discover George Washington’s influence beyond his Mt. Vernon estate. The first U.S. president was a large landowner in West Virginia ...