Archaeologists digging on the Ferry Farm site in Fredericksburg, Virginia found remnants of an old farmhouse believed to be where George Washington spend most of his boyhood. The house was demolished by Union troops during the civil war. Now that the house has been found, a re-creation of the 1740s structure is planned.

Read more about the site and the discoveries at Science Daily; or read updates on the dig at the Ferry Farm site.

Read more about George Washington and see a gallery and a timeline about his life on the site made for the 2002 documentary, “Rediscovering George Washington“.