On April 26, 1777, during the Revolutionary War, a large British raiding party attacked the American supply depot at Danbury, Connecticut, burning houses and barns and destroying stores of shoes, ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project.

A May 1777 letter from George Washington, written in Morristown and ... An expert in historical documents, Raab has built a collection featuring letters from Washington, Charles Darwin and New ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Mount Vernon Chief Curator Adam Erby talked about the suit coat that George Washington wore in 1789 for his first inauguration. He explained why ...

Well, that didn’t take long. A letter George Washington wrote in Morristown while commanding the Continental Army sold for $150,000 within days of going on the market, according to the seller. The ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...