Tag Archives: presidential homes

George Washington’s Boyhood Home: Ferry Farm

Posted on August 23, 2025 by Feather Foster

Fredericksburg Roots for George George Washington was born on Pope’s Creek, perhaps 45 minutes (today’s drive) from Fredericksburg. When he was four, the family moved to a lovely piece of land along the Potomac River, even closer to Fredericksburg. Originally … Continue reading →

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John Tyler’s Sherwood Forest

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Feather Foster

Nestled in the northern part of Virginia’s Tidewater Peninsula, midway between its original capital of Williamsburg, and Richmond, its capital since 1780, is the retirement house of John Tyler, 10th President of the United States. It has been in the … Continue reading →

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Monticello and Sagamore Hill: Connected in Essence

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Presidential homes usually provide the essence of the men who lived there, but none better than Monticello and Sagamore Hill. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Thomas Jefferson was a Renaissance man of the Enlightenment. He somehow managed to compress half a dozen … Continue reading →

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