An Essay of a New and Compact Map, Containing the Known Parts of the Terrestrial Globe by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin was published in 1750 when George Washington was 18-years-old. Credit: Wikipedia. Ferry Farm was a unique place to live in the mid-1700s. Situated where farm, frontier, city, river, and road converged on the edge of English … Continue reading Five International Influences on George Washington’s Early Life
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Little George Goes Back to Pittsburgh [Photos]
A staff member who works at George Washington’s Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore recently visited Pittsburgh. Little George accompanied her and visited places related in some fashion to George Washington's life in the 1700s, the world he lived at that time , or his long legacy as a historic figure national and internationally. Here is … Continue reading Little George Goes Back to Pittsburgh [Photos]
Little George Visits Point Pleasant [Photos]
Two staff members who work at George Washington’s Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore recently traveled to Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio, two small cities situated across from each other on the Ohio River. Little George went along and visited a few places related in some fashion to George Washington and his era. Here … Continue reading Little George Visits Point Pleasant [Photos]
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