George Washington 1st President of the United States (1789-1797)
Washington sites that I have visited:
George Washington Birthplace National Monument Colonial Beach, VA
Washington Boyhood Home Ferry Farm Fredericksburg, VA
Mary Washington's (his mother) home Fredericksburg, VA
Military Sites:
Site of first battle at Ft. Nessecity Farmington, PA
French and Indian War base Ft. Legionar
Washington Crossing near Trenton, NJ
Battle of Princeton Monument Princeton, NJ
Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge King of Prussia, PA
Washington Crossing near Trenton, NJ
Battle of Princeton Monument Princeton, NJ
Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge King of Prussia, PA
Other sites:
Congress Hall, 2nd Inaguration site Philadelphia, PA
Presidents House site Philadelphia, PA
Presidents House site Philadelphia, PA
Heyward- Washington House Charleston, SC
Deshler Morris House First Presidential retreat Germantown, PA
Home and gravesite at Mt. Vernon, VA
In 1936 another foundation was discovered which changed everything they thought they knew about the exact spot of Washingtons birth. Eventually in the 1960s they officially recognized this foundation as the actual birth site of George Washington. The foundation is now marked with seashells showing you the exact layout of the birth home.
George Washingtons Great Grandpa John Washington had a farm here, near the family cemetery at Washington Birthplace National Memorial. Maybe a mile or so from the birth site.
Gravesites of Washingtons paternal ancestors. His Father Augustine, Grandfather Lawrence, and Great Grandfather John are all buried here.
Entrance to Washington's boyhood home Ferry Farm
George Washington's mother Mary lived here in Fredericksburg, VA. She lived to see her son become the 1st President
The following pictures are from Fort Nessesity national park in Farmington Pennsylvania, some from my stop in 2010, most from my most recent stop in summer 2023.
A reconstruction of Washington's fort at Ft. Nessesity |
Ft. Nessesity 2023
The trenches at that Washington's men dug at still here. |
The path in which Braddock and Washington's men cut through the thick Western PA wilderness can still be seen. |
One of the most fascinating George Washington stories is one of the lesser known. Washington was a 20 something young British officer when we helped spark the French and Indian War. Washington had allied with a local Indian Chief named Half King. When Washington and Half King came across a French diplomatic party Half King treated them as hostels and attacked, killing some important people. Washington knew that the French and Indians would retaliate. So having been trained in the European, stand in lines and shoot each other way of fighting, he chose an open field to build his fort. When Half King saw the fort he abandoned Washington, saying the fort was indefencable. When the French and Indians finally attacked, they staid in the trees and sniped Washingtons men, killed 32 before Washington finally surrendered.
Fort Legioneer was a major British base during the French and Indian War. Washington passed through here often. |
Me near the site were Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas Day 1776 to defeat the Hessian Mercanaries in Trenton. |
Me at the gigantic Battle of Princeton Monument in Princeton, NJ |
The giant arch at Valley Forge |
My kids and I at Washington's Valley Forge Headquarters |
Washington's headquarters from the backyard |
Inside Washingtons headquarters at Valley Forge
Martha visited George here during the difficult winter at Valley Forge
My 5X Great Grandfather John Waggoner was one of Washingtons body guards. |
This is the area in which my ancestor John Waggoner would of staid. With my nephew Chris. |
My nephew Chris and I at Congress Hall. The site of George Washington's 2nd Inaguaration in 1793. Philadelphia, PA |
Inside Congress Hall where Washington took the oath of office for the 2nd time in 1793
John Adams was also sworn into office here in 1797
Site of the Presidents House in Philadelphia. Part of the house has been reconstructed to give you an idea of what it looked like. Both George Washington and John Adams lived here. |
Me where the enterance to the Presidents house would of been. |
My Mom and nephew check out an informative video |
More information at the Presidents house site. |
Heyward Washington House Charleston, SC President Washington stayed here during his week long visit in 1791. The house belonged to Thomas Heyward Jr. a Signer of the Declaration of Independence
I visited the Heyward Washington House in June 2014
Me at the Deshler Morris House in Germantown, PA, near Philadelphia. This was the first Presidential retreat, as George Washington came here to avoid Yellow Fever. |
My family and the Washingtons at the Mt. Vernon visitors center June 2010 |
Back again on July 4, 2016.
Front of Mt. Vernon |
Back side of Mt. Vernon. Washington's plantation on the Potomic River in Northern Virginia |
View of the Potomic River from Mt. Vernon |
During the Civil War Mt. Vernon was neutral ground and soilders from both sides passed through. Many etched their names into the outside of Washington's tomb. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlein of Gettysburg fame etched his name into this brick
Me at Washington's Tomb, on the grounds of his Mt. Vernon plantation. June 2010 My wife and kids with me on this one July 4, 2016 |
George Washington is pivotal to the life that we all enjoy as Americans. As Commander in Chief of the American Army during the Revolution, he led us through a war that in all practicality, we should of lost. No one knew exactly what the President would do. Washington probably could of been King George I of America. But he set precedents that his successors would follow. By stepping down after 2 terms, Washington set a precedent that would not be broken until FDR won a 3rd term in 1940.
John Waggoner is also my 5x Great Grandfather. His daughter, Catherine was a great grandmother to my grandmother Hattie Blossom Dershem Frisinger. My name is Mary Shaffer Lung.
ReplyDeleteIt's always good to meet a distant relative! John's son Jacob would of been the Great Grandfather of my Great Grandmother Pearl Bame Bash.
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