by gwffoundation | Jan 25, 2019 | George Washington, Lives & Legacies
“The day being Rainy & Stormy – myself much disordered by a cold and inflammation in the left eye, I was prevented from visiting Lexington (where the first blood in the dispute with Great Britain) was drawn.” – George Washington, October 26, 1789 The sounds of...
by gwffoundation | Aug 31, 2016 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Colonial American. Think about that term. What does it mean to you? It refers to citizens of the American colonies prior to the Revolution. In the minds of many of us in the present-day United States, however, it might denote a unique American identity, probably...