by gwffoundation | Feb 22, 2021 | George Washington, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World
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...
![[Infographic] Ten Pivotal Moments of George Washington’s Boyhood](https://kenmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ten-moments-infographic-png-800x675.png)
by gwffoundation | Oct 29, 2020 | Lives & Legacies
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by gwffoundation | Oct 14, 2020 | Lives & Legacies
Left – Dwight D. Eisenhower on horseback in his later years. Credit: Eisenhower National Historic Site | Right – George Washington receiving the salute on the field at Trenton (1899) by John Faed. Credit: Public Domain. “Who did I think I was, running...
by gwffoundation | Nov 8, 2017 | Lives & Legacies, Washington family
Not long ago, we explored Three Military Adventures that Inspired George Washington and the influence that Lawrence Washington and his wartime service played in stoking George’s interest in military matters. Lawrence fought with the British in the War of Jenkins’ Ear...
by gwffoundation | Jun 8, 2017 | Lives & Legacies
“I heard Bulletts whistle and believe me there was something charming in the sound.”[1] — George Washington Before his first brush with battle, three military adventures worked together to charm and inspire young George Washington’s fascination with the...
