George Washington’s Boyhood Home? What Home?
We had planned to visit Williamsburg, Virginia today, but after reviewing all it had to offer, we realized it would take far more than one day to explore it all. So, we decided to save it for another trip and find something smaller.
We read online about Ferry Farm, which is George Washington’s boyhood home. We thought the children would love seeing that, so off we went. After driving for three hours, we finally arrived. Everybody jumped out of the RV and Max, having been cooped up for so long, started running circles around us. We paid our $4 per adult (we got the AAA discount) and $3 per child (Max was free) and spent about 25 minutes being disappointed. There are some large displays on the wall telling about George Washington’s life there and a very limited selection of artifacts (only one case that we could see). We went outside where there’s a garden featuring native plants and crops. To the right are three small buildings…none of them from George Washington’s time.
There’s an archeological dig there (looks like they were off for the winter so it was just a big square of dirt). So, they’re still looking for the actual house!
So, we visited George Washington’s “boyhood home”, hoping to see the actual home. But, the home is no more and hasn’t even been found yet. “Boyhood Yard” would be a more appropriate description. We were beyond disappointed and felt like we’d been duped. Look at their webpage HERE. See that cute little house? That is NOT George Washington’s house! It was built long after he died. Ug!
On a happier note, we stopped at Colonial Tavern Home to the Irish Brigade for dinner and were very happy we did so! The servers wear period costumes and the food is fantastic. Our waitress, Kate, made us feel right at home. Turns out she’s been to Maine. She has a great sense of humor and had us laughing throughout our meal. If you go, ask for Kate. Kate is great!
The Irish Soda Bread is outstanding and the appetizer of sausages in a pastry with horseradish sauce was irresistable.
Colonial Tavern Home to the Irish Brigade
406 Lafayette Boulevard
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
540-373-1313
http://www.irishbrigadetavern.com/