Ferry Farm
268 Kings Highway, Fredericksburg, VA, USA
Virginia, USA
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EST. 1738
EST. 1738
1739
Lewis, Bett Washington
Washington, Lawrence
Washington, Augustin Sr.
Washington, Martha Dandridge
Washington, Charles
Washington, Mary Ball
Washington, George
Washington, Samuel
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Ferry Farm.
George Washington’s boyhood house no longer survives, but archaeological foundations and the plantation landscape remain beside the Rappahannock River. The George Washington Foundation operates a period reconstruction, museum exhibits, gardens, archaeological areas, trails, and visitor facilities interpreting the Washington household and enslaved community.
About Ferry Farm
In 1738, George Washington's father, Augustine, acquired the plantation from the Strother estate. Augustine Washington held political office, owned several thriving plantations, and was a managing partner of Accokeek Iron Furnace located six miles north of Ferry Farm on a tributary of the Potomac River. He moved to Ferry Farm in the fall of 1738 with his second wife, Mary Ball Washington, and their five young children.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Ferry Farm
It was the second of five houses at the site. George was six when the family moved to the farm in 1738. He inherited the farm and lived in the house until his early 20s. However, George Washington was not sentimental about the land. Washington saw the land as a "crowded, busy, trouble-filled place of limited options."
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