Chadds Ford was an ideal place back on Sept. 9, 1777, for Gen. George Washington’s Headquarters as his Continental Army plotted to attack the British ...

George Washington of Virginia, the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, was elected the first ...

Presentations, crafts and tours related to Washington and the diverse range of people he interacted with will take place Feb. 15-17.

Yet Washington was aware that politics is perception — including the perception of his personal finances. As the national ...

When George Washington was offered command of the Continental Army by Congress in 1775, he accepted the role, but not the salary. He reasoned that his leadership had to be seen as an act of ...