by gwffoundation | Oct 28, 2022 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies, Macabre Artifacts
With Halloween just around the corner, we thought we would take our readers behind the scenes to look at some of the creepiest and macabre artifacts we have uncovered at Ferry Farm. Some may seem like obvious choices, but others have hidden connections and meanings....
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 | Apr 30, 2015 | Civil War, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
As the sesquicentennial of the Civil War draws to a close, we are remembering the war at Kenmore, and its aftermath. Although Kenmore is best known as a house of the colonial period, it had quite a history during the Civil War. Visitors to Kenmore have long heard...
