page_title: Ferry Farm
section_title: Pre-Colonial Life
hierarchical_section_title: Ferry Farm / Preservation / Foundation and Museum / Pre-Colonial Life
caption_attribution_description: English: A photograph of the grounds of Ferry Farm, George Washington's Boyhood home in Stafford County, Virginia, including a replica of the original Washington home in the center of the image behind several other buildings and replica colonial fencing.
context_page_description: Ferry Farm is the name of the farm and home at which George Washington spent much of his childhood. The site is located in Stafford County, Virginia, along the northern bank of the Rappahannock River, across from the city of Fredericksburg. In July 2008, archaeologists announced that they had found remains of the boyhood home, which had suffered a fire during 1740, including artifacts such as pieces of a cream-colored tea set probably belonging to George's mother, Mary Ball Washington. In 2015, the George Washington Foundation began constructing a replica of Washington's boyhood home on the site of the original building. The replica house was completed in 2018 and is open to the public.
context_section_description: While evidence is scarce, artifacts have been dated back to 1,500 B.C. until 1,500 A.D. when Woodland Indians inhabited the land around current day Ferry Farm.
caption: The grounds at Ferry Farm.
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