ferry farm: Va Historical Hwy Markers - Stafford County - George Washington's Childhood Home
- 01/23/08 03:02 PM
Virginia Historical Highway Markers Stafford County J 61 George Washington's Childhood Home This marker is on Route 3 (Kings Highway) in Ferry Farm, on the right, heading east. George's actual home is not standing, but there is an area open for visitors at the home site. The sign reads: The Washington family moved to a plantation here in 1738 when George Washington was six years old. Along with his three brothers and sister, young Washington spent most of his early life here, where, according to popular fable, he cut down his father's cherry tree and uttered the immortal words, "I cannot tell a lie." His father, Augustine, died here in 1743, (0 comments)