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Ferry Farm, also known as the George Washington Boyhood Home Site or the Ferry Farm Site, is the farm and home where George Washington spent much of his childhood. The site is located in Stafford County, Virginia, along the northern bank of the Rappahannock River, across from the city of Fredericksburg.
Kenmore, also known as Kenmore Plantation, is a plantation house at 1201 Washington Avenue in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Built in the 1770s, it was the home of Fielding and Elizabeth Washington Lewis and is the only surviving structure from the 1,300-acre (530 ha) Kenmore plantation .
George Washington spent much of his childhood in the lower part of the county at his family's home Ferry Farm (which at the time was part of King George County), along the Rappahannock River across from Fredericksburg. Colonial Forge High School was built on a tract of land owned in colonial times by his father Augustine Washington. [8]
The massive property was built in 1795. Home & Garden. Lighter Side
At age seven, the Washington family moved to Ferry Farm close to Fredericksburg, Virginia in search for better economic prospects. [3] There, Washington enjoyed a carefree childhood and was possibly instructed in horse-riding. [2] Elizabeth attended school at the same time as her brother George with whom she kept close relations throughout her ...
Fielding and his wife Elizabeth "Betty" Lewis are each commemorated with street names in the Ferry Farm subdivision outside Fredericksburg, with Fielding Circle and Betty Lewis Drive. In the late 20th century, the Kenmore Plantation purchased Ferry Farm, the property said to be George Washington's boyhood home, to keep it from being developed. [15]
Maryland Public Television’s series Maryland Farm & Harvest's Feb. 6 episode includes segment on Clear Spring's Ernst Farm. All to know.
David Puente and Solomon Gilbert, director and deputy director of the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs, will share plans for a Tri-Cities cemetery with the Richland City Council at ...