As a wedding present, George and Martha Washington gave them a life interest in 360 acres on River Farm. The Lears and their respective children lived in the house that had been started by George ...

The exhibit shares the names and stories of people who Washington enslaved into various jobs across his farms.

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated remembrance of the end of slavery in the United States. Observed each year on ...

Axe throwing: Try out Stumpy's Hatchet House, 3728 Liberty St., which offers a variety of hatchet and axe throwing target games, or Adventures Erie at Lake Pleasant, 9188 Lake Pleasant Road, Greene ...

A new exhibit at President George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon will open to the public on Juneteenth, and it explores ...

The names of people who were enslaved on George’s Washington’s Mount Vernon estate are inscribed on the walls of what was their home: Tom Nokes. Vina. Barbara. Their names are grouped together by ...

"The first formal flower gardens genuinely worthy of the name" in the history of the White House are the Rose Garden and the ...

After the overhaul, the USS George Washington resumed forward deployment in Japan. Conducting flight drills on Iwo Jima boosted US regional deterrence amid China’s expansion in the area.

The Spanish-American War was the first major international conflict for a reunited nation since the Civil War. It ended in a ...

Hundreds of history lovers, preservation enthusiasts and flower aficionados will make a pilgrimage through Washington County on June 7 to tour exclusive properties not normally open to the general ...

Harrison Ruffin Tyler, the last surviving grandson of John Tyler, the 10th president of the United States, who was born just after George Washington became president 236 years ago and who served ...