Somerset County’s story extends beyond encampments and command rooms. From this Watchung Mountain overlook, Washington ...

While Washington and the Continental Army struggled at Valley Forge, ambitious officers tried to oust him as commander-in-chief. In the winter of 1777-1778, the American Revolution faced one of its ...

John Garrison Marks, a historian and ​the author of Thy Will Be Done: George Washington’s Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory, had hoped that America’s anniversary would be an ...

You think you know about America's first Commander-in-Chief and President, think again. Check out these weirdly interesting facts about our first president.

The Justice Department insists the administration alone can decide what stories are told at National Park Service properties.

One British general, after seeing the rebel army in the colonies, was overheard saying, "with a thousand British grenadiers, he would undertake to go from one end of America to the other, and geld all ...

The rowhouse in Washington, DC, was built in 1794, but has some modern flourishes. See the historic home.

The city of Philadelphia sued in January after the National Park Service removed the explanatory panels from Independence National Historical Park, the site where George and Martha Washington lived ...

Sunday marks the 295th birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States. While endless volumes have ...

Valley Forge is not only where the army transformed into a disciplined, professional fighting force under George Washington, but now 250 years later, an active place to celebrate that history.

Chloe Chapin is a costume designer, fashion historian and the author of “Suitable: The Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men.” ...

Washington's legacy reminds us that American democracy isn't inevitable. It's a choice, renewed by each generation.