by gwffoundation | May 20, 2020 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
During the Civil War, George Washington’s Ferry Farm was the site of Union Army encampments that included some defensive works like a trench dug into the crest of the ridge overlooking the river. In that trench and throughout Ferry Farm’s landscape, Union soldiers...
by gwffoundation | Jan 31, 2020 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
It’s hard to believe that there was once a time when products weren’t covered in labels listing all their ingredients in great detail. We are used to labels promising the absence of unhealthy chemicals. We are accustomed to labels warning when a product was packaged...
by gwffoundation | Apr 19, 2018 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
“THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE!” ACCOMPLISHED AT LAST! THE EFFICACY OF ELECTRICITY!! Nearly all Diseases Effectually Cured by BOYD’S MINIATURE GALVANIC BATTERY! This is the opening pitch of an 1879 advertising circular for a popular medical medallion called a...
