Visits to Presidential Sites

  GEORGE WASHINGTON  1732 - 1799                                                                                   1st President 1789-1797 Sites visited to date: Birthplace - Colonial Beach, Virginia Somewhere on this beautiful acreage the original Washington house stood but no one knows exactly where and this was confirmed by a ranger. We love running into rangers 😊 A replica house was built in Colonial style on a random spot. Nearby can be found the site of the John Washington house (George's great-grandfather) and a family burial site. George Washington's boyhood home is Ferry Farm in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Valley Forge Washington Memorial Chapel In the East Room of the White House is the most famous portrait of Presidents. Washington's portrait by Gilbert Stuart was hung in 1800 and was famously saved by Dolley Madison (who ordered people to take it down and remove it from the White House) before the British burned the White House in 1814. Photos are from our 2015 W