A group of visitors got the special chance to walk through the replica of George Washington's boyhood home in Stafford, Virginia.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Saturday but a replica of George Washington’s boyhood home in Stafford.
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WTOP/Kathy Stewart
Visitors were able to tour the property but the house is not yet furnished.
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WTOP/Kathy Stewart
Visitors gathered around the yet-to-be-furnished replica of Washington’s boyhood home.
(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
WTOP/Kathy Stewart
Visitors got a chance to step back in time as they walked through a replica of George Washington’s boyhood home in Stafford, Virginia.
(WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
WTOP/Kathy Stewart
George Washington boyhood home curator Meghan Budinger talks to visitors Saturday at special open house of newly built replica home. @WTOPpic.twitter.com/zOH9Bp2X87
Curator Meghan Budinger describes what the home would have looked like when Washington lived in it as a boy. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
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The replica stands on the ground where George Washington’s original childhood home once stood.
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The George Washington Foundation broke ground on the home in April 2015 and chief archaeologist David Muraca said they’re still digging. They have uncovered more than 750,000 artifacts so far.
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The site of his boyhood home, now called Ferry Farm, was almost lost to commercial development. It was saved in 1996 and the remains of the Washington home were found in July 2008.
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WTOP/Kathy Stewart
It still isn’t known when the home will be open to tours of the public, but in the meantime, guests at Ferry Farm will be able to get a guided tour of the property.
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WTOP/Kathy Stewart
“Went to a lot of trouble to make it as 18th century as possible,” says David Muraca, the chief archaeologist at Ferry Farm. “It’s as accurate as possible.”
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Visitors got a chance to step back in time as they walked through a replica of George Washington's boyhood home in Stafford, Virginia. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
Visitors got a chance to step back in time as they walked through a replica of George Washington's boyhood home in Stafford, Virginia. (WTOP/Kathy Stewart)
STAFFORD, Va. — Visitors got a chance to step back in time as they walked through a replica of George Washington’s boyhood home in Stafford, Virginia.
But the site of his boyhood home, now called Ferry Farm, was almost lost to commercial development. It was saved in 1996 and the remains of the Washington home were found in July 2008.
On Saturday, it was a special open house as visitors got to walk through the replica of the home, which stands in the location where the original home once stood.
“We went to a lot of trouble to make it as 18th century as possible,” said David Muraca, the chief archaeologist at Ferry Farm. “It’s as accurate as possible.”
Washington lived at Ferry Farm from when he was 6 years old until he was 22 years old.
The George Washington Foundation broke ground on the home in April 2015, and Muraca said they’re still digging. They have uncovered more than 750,000 artifacts so far.
It still isn’t known when the home, which is currently unfurnished, will be open for public tours. In the meantime, guests at Ferry Farm can get a guided tour of the property and learn about the home.