Ferry Farm – Family Adventures VA

George Washington’s Ferry Farm

Today is George Washington’s birthday! If you get a chance, visit Ferry Farm in Fredericksburg, VA. Read this post for all the details.

Mary Washington House

George Washington bought this white-frame house in 1772 for his mother, Mary Ball Washington, so she would be near her daughter’s home at Kenmore Plantation. Mary Washington was then 64 years old and had been living across the river at Ferry Farm since 1738. George frequently visited his mother here and often slept in anContinue reading “Mary Washington House”