Season 1, Episode 1-George Washington and Pope Creek

Posted byvisitingthepresidentsPosted inUncategorizedTags:, , , , , , , , , , ,
Listen to this episode!
Season 1, Episode 1: George Washington and Pope Creek

George Washington’s birthplace in Pope’s Creek–February 22, 1732

Listen as we explore George Washington’s birth and childhood, as well as the preservation of his birthplace!

National Park’s Service Site for George Washington’s Birthplace National Monument

George Washington’s Ferry Farm

From My May 2017 Visit

Where Pope’s Creek meets the Potomac
Pope’s Creek
Original birthplace memorial obelisk
Replica house
Birthplace marker
With the sign

From My July 2021 Visit

George Washington Birthplace
Birthplace Replica
Washington Birthplace
Interior of the birthplace
The cutouts are from the NPS and donors.
Birthplace interior.
Oyster shell outline of actual birthplace
Washington birthplace site
View of teh Potomac from birthplace.
George Washington birthplace.
Burial place for Washington’s father.
Obelisk, the original birthplace marker.
George Washington Birthplace

My July 2021 Visit to Ferry Farm!

George Washington’s Childhood Home.
Childhood Home site.
Entrance to the modest home
Ferry Farm.
Heading in to Ferry Farm.
Interior.
Master Bedroom.
Secretary.
View down to the river from the home; a pivotal piece of real estate during Civil War’s Battle of Fredericksburg.
Dining room.
Dining room.
What would have been George’s room.
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington portrait by Gilbert Stuart.

George Washington Birthplace: 1732 Popes Creek Road, Colonial Beach, Virginia.

Check out the Most Recent Episodes!

S2 E27 William Howard Taft and Washington, DC – Visiting the Presidents

Heading to the Capitol for the first of many visits, this time for the home of William Howard Taft in the Kalorama neighborhood! Learn about William Howard's legal and political career; his election and Presidency; his wife, Helen, and accomplished children; as well as his many homes! Check out the website at VisitingthePresidents.com for visual aids, links, past episodes, recommended reading, and other information!Episode Page: https://visitingthepresidents.com/2022/09/19/season-2-episode-27-william-howard-taft-and-washington-d-c/Season 1's William Howard Taft Episode: "William Howard Taft and Cincinnati" Support the show
  1. S2 E27 William Howard Taft and Washington, DC
  2. S2 E26 Theodore Roosevelt and Sagamore Hill
  3. BONUS! Interview with Presidential Visitor Andrew Alexander
  4. S2 E25 William McKinley and Canton
  5. S2 E24 NOT Grover Cleveland's Second Term Question and Answer Episode

Coe, Alexis. You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington

Chernow, Ron. Washington: A Life

Flexner, James Tanner. George Washington: The Forge of Experience, 1732-1775

Published by visitingthepresidents

I'm a Professor of History at Central Arizona College and someone who loves history and travel; my new blog will combine those interests!

One thought on “Season 1, Episode 1-George Washington and Pope Creek”

  1. Pingback: Season 2, Episode 1-George Washington and Mount Vernon – Visiting the Presidents

Leave a Reply

Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:

Gravatar
WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Twitter picture

You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Cancel

Connecting to %s

%d bloggers like this: