In a 1786 survey of his property, George Washington listed the skills of his 41 Home House bondpeople ... rested represented his presidency, and Martha Washington was shown holding "the Plan ...

The first ever portrait of the first lady, Martha Washington, was painted with oil on canvas, according to The White House Historical Association, which has a gallery of all the first lady ...

click image for close-up George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were wed in January of 1759. Both were twenty-seven years old, and they had spent a total of fewer than three weeks together.

Now, The Martha Washington Inn & Spa is an extravagant retreat in Abingdon, Virginia, near the Virginia-Tennessee state line. And recent guests describe it as elegant enough to pull off its pricey ...