Located on the Rappahanock River, Washington would spend most of his childhood there. George was only 11 years old when his ... and 600,000 slaves. Citizens across the colonies as well as Washington’s ...

While George and company slumbered in Valley ... His famous Christmas Day crossing was the second time Washington went across the river. Washington then decided after capturing 900 Hessian ...

During the Revolutionary War, conditions were dismal for American colonists. Against heavy odds, Washington outmaneuvered British forces to lead the colonists to victory. But after the war’s end, ...

An American Airlines plane and a U.S. Army helicopter collided near Reagan National Airport and crashed into the Potomac ...