Title Where the cherry tree grew : the story of Ferry Farm, George Washington's boyhood home / Philip Levy.

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New York : St. Martin's Press, 2013.

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Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Non Fiction	975.5 LEVY	Check Shelf
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Edition	First edition.
Description	260 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-252) and index.
Contents	Introduction: "Welcome to Ferry Farm" -- "From Unburned Woods to 'Clear and Distinct' Views" -- "The Washingtons Make a Home at the Falls" -- "George Washington, Master of Ferry Farm" -- "Washington's Parting Survey and the Parson's Pen" -- "Memory Encamps on a Field of Clover" -- "Mary Washington's Grave and the 'Terrible Advertisement'" -- "The Farmer and The Bicentennial" -- "From Weems to Walmart" -- "The Land Tells its Story" -- "The Truth of the Cherry Tree."
Summary	Traces three centuries of history surrounding the first President's childhood home, documenting archaeological discoveries of artifacts and Washington's personal home while citing the region's historical roles as a Civil War battleground and center of debate between land developers and preservationists.
Subject	Ferry Farm (Stafford County, Va.) -- History.
	Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Homes and haunts -- Virginia -- Stafford County.
	Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Childhood and youth.
	Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Family.
	Washington, George, 1732-1799. (OCoLC)fst00178100
	Ferry Farm (Stafford County, Va.) (OCoLC)fst01689171
	Historic preservation -- Virginia -- Stafford County -- Case studies.
	Families. (OCoLC)fst01728849
	Historic preservation. (OCoLC)fst00957821
	Homes. (OCoLC)fst01353235
	Virginia -- Stafford County. (OCoLC)fst01208345
Genre/Form	Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Case studies.
ISBN	9780312641863 (hardcover)
	0312641869 (hardcover)
	9781250023148 (e-book)

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