“I know George will.” The six-foot-two-inch Washington had a way of affecting other men simply by his bearing, and the other delegates to Congress were duly impressed, seeing in him the ...

Somewhat lost to history in our memory and mythology of the founding fathers is the fact that their optimism regarding their ...

On the eve of his 293rd birthday, George Washington got his Springfield party ... the Virginia Colony’s Regimental Continental Army, a delegate to the Continental Congress, Commander-in-Chief ...

Thomas Heyward Jr. and President George Washington. Heyward, a Revolutionary War officer and South Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress in 1776, is best known for contributing his ...

George Washington wore many hats. He was a solider, farmer, brewer, entrepreneur, and visionary. He also had a lot of money, and is thought to have been the richest US president, with an estimated ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...