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George Washington's Boyhood Home!

 Stafford, Virginia - George Washington's Boyhood Home 

HISTORY EVENT 10 a.m. SEPT. 4th @ AQUIA LANDING
Come out Labor Day Weekend for some family-friendly activities
(including history displays, quilting activities, storytelling and refreshments)
and see the historic marker designs being unveiled at Aquia Landing.   
Aquia was a 19th century steamship wharf, site of the Battle of Aquia Creek,
and "Gateway to Freedom" for slaves - including Henry "Box" Brown.
*  Visit the Aquia Landing page for details. *
For other special tours and events, see the August e-news, or
visit the Events Calendar for lots of things to do! 

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Reserve a Stafford County License Plate, and honor our Stafford native and first president, George Washington.  Young Washington lived at Ferry Farm in Stafford from ages 6-19.  Click on the license plate to get more information.  

 Stafford, Virginia has been a crossroads for many important events and travelers in history.  From POCAHONTAS and CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH, to GEORGE WASHINGTON and his famous fabled "chopping of the cherry tree," to the more than 140,000 CIVIL WAR SOLDIERS encamped here in winter of 1862-63 -- Stafford has centuries of tales to tell.  Visit Stafford, experience the past, and create memories that will last a lifetime.

                

    Visitor Press Releases

Aug-20 Donation Boosts Civil War Park
Local quarry operator Vulcan Materials jump-starts fundraising for the Stafford Civil War Park

Aug-03 Local Families Remember Trying to Integrate Schools
A Sept. 1, 1960 headline in the Free Lnace-Star is remembered by former students

Jul-21 Digging Continues at Ferry Farm
George Washington's Boyhood Home is Virginia's 2nd largest active archaeological dig site

Jul-02 Heritage Festival Events (Free Lance-Star)
A detailed list of the Fredericksburg Heritage Festival events

Jun-30 Families ready for Heritage Festival
Saturday marks the beginning of the Fredericksburg Area Heritage Festival

    Current Events in Stafford County

   
 
   

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