Ferry Farm

USA / Virginia / Falmouth / Virginia Route 3 Business (Kings Highway), 268
 house, place with historical importance, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, U.S. National Historic Landmark
George Washington's Boyhood Home
www.kenmore.org/

Ferry Farm is the boyhood home of George Washington. Augustine Washington moved his family to this property in 1738, when his son, George, was six years old. George received his formal education during his years here, and forged friendships in the neighborhood that lasted the rest of his life. In 1754, George moved to Mount Vernon while his mother, Mary Ball Washington, stayed on at the farm until 1772, when she moved to town.

Ferry Farm is open daily from 10 to 5 for self-guiding tours that offer the freedom to roam the 80+ acres of the property at your own pace. Learn more about George Washington's boyhood years when you view the exhibits in the Visitor Center. See archaeologists at work in the archaeology lab and at the dig site. Understand more about the natural environment by visiting the demonstration garden and hiking the nature trails.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferry_Farm
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Coordinates:   38°17'36"N   77°26'54"W

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  • Archaeologists said on Wednesday, July 2, 2008 that they have found the long-lost remains of George Washington’s boyhood home. Further exploration of the location will replace myths with facts on the formative years of the father of our country, they said. The site is across the Rappahannock River from Fredericksburg at Ferry Farm, where legend has it that the nation’s first president-to-be chopped down a cherry tree and confessed to it because he could not tell a lie.
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