Quote: If you only visit one thing in Fredericksburg it just might have to be Kenmore. Not that it is the most perfect, most beautifully furnished, most historic, though it will be all of these things. It is a house in… Read More

Quote: James Monroe Museum & Memorial Library"a better man there cannot be" - Thomas JeffersonEveryone should visit this museum. I have never considered James Monroe as anything but the 5th President and the writer… Read More

Quote: I had to go back, I had first gone there in 2006. I had wondered about this place and knew I should go there. I often travel with my daughter to historical sites up and down the east coast. It is no accident that… Read More

Quote: This is a surprisingly entertaining stop. You can’t eat here so plan your lunch at a different time. This house was originally built by George Washington’s brother Charles in 1760. He lived here for 20 years… Read More

Quote: First let me warn you, if you think that you are going to come to Ferry Farm to see the house where George Washington spent his childhood, you are going to be disappointed. Ferry Farm is an archaeological… Read More

Quote: Mary Ball was no wilting flower even though as a young woman she had been known as the Rose of Epping Forest. She married a widower, Augustine Washington 14 years her senior when she was 23. At his death, 12… Read More

Quote: If you get the chance, don’t approach the Museum from Princess Anne Street; come in through the rear from Caroline Street. This gives you the view of the building facing the market square. Built in 1816, this… Read More

Quote: Hop on board Molly the Trolley with Richard as your guide. The tour begins at the Fredericksburg Visitor Center. It takes 75 minutes to complete the tour. The first tour leaves at 10:30am and the last at 3:30pm.… Read More

Quote: The park was created to commemorate the heroic deeds of the men that fought during the battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness and Spotsylvania. There were over 110,000 casualities suffered during… Read More

Quote: Hugh Mercer was born in Scotland in 1725. He was a field surgeon at the Battle of Culloden Moor on the side of Bonnie Prince Charlie so it became expedient for him to flee after the defeat. He worked as a doctor… Read More