Four years of digging for artifacts in the Ligonier area have shed new light on a little-known “friendly fire” incident in ...

At Fort Ligonier on Friday, excitement was in the air as it unveiled a new exhibit and talked about the ongoing archaeological work surrounding what is called George Washington's "friendly fire ...

The AOC explains: “Each year, the selected Christmas tree is placed on an 80-foot extended trailer and makes whistle stop ...

The former California governor is the latest to recognize that the most remarkable thing about the first president was not ...

This July 4th, special note (and respect) should be given to the Inaugural Address given by President George Washington in ...

A newly acquired 1790 portrait of George Washington is now on permanent display at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California governor and actor, was the keynoe speaker at a naturalization ceremony at Mount ...

In this extraordinary letter written just weeks before his inauguration, Washington emphasizes judgment, character, and devotion to the public good in selecting officers for the new governm “King ...

Clip #2: Delayed Inauguration (4:54). What did George Washington do in the “first few days” after his inauguration? According to Matthew Costello, why was Washington’s inauguration delayed?

George Washington's 1789 Inaugural Suit Mount Vernon Chief Curator Adam Erby talked about the suit coat that George Washington wore in 1789 for his first inauguration. He explained why Washington ...

When George Washington was inaugurated as the first president of the United States in 1789 in New York, William Maclay, one of the founders of Sunbury, took part in the ceremony. Maclay, who had ...

In the 19th century, relic hunters paid high prices for a piece of “Washingtonia” — slices of wood from the first president’s Mount Vernon home, letters, scraps of clothing and even snips of his hair.