Located on the Rappahanock River, Washington would spend most of his childhood there. George was only 11 years old when his father died. Upon his father’s death, the plantation and all its holdings ...

Two of these delegates, Patrick Henry and George Mason, were prominent Virginians; in fact, Mason and Washington were neighbors. While it was a time of great hope and promise for the nation’s future, ...

George Washington led his own fight for independence in America. Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Pope's Creek, Virginia. His father's death in 1744 ended his formal education.