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Ferry Farm is the name of the farm and home at which George Washington spent much of his childhood. The site is located in Stafford County, Virginia along the northern bank of the Rappahannock River, across from the city of Fredericksburg. Order: 1st President Vice President: John Adams Term of office: April 30, 1789 – March 4, 1797 Preceded by: None Succeeded by: John Adams Date of birth: February 22, 1732 Place of birth: Westmoreland, Virginia Date of death: December 14, 1799 Place of death: Mount Vernon, Virginia First Lady: Martha Washington... Stafford County is a county located in the state of Virginia. ... For the river in New Zealand, see Rappahannock River, New Zealand The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia in the United States, approximately 184 mi (294 km). ... Fredericksburg is an independent city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia, 50 miles south of Washington, D.C., and 55 miles north of Richmond, Virginia. ...


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Ferry he couldn't wait until the five-year contract he'd signed with the government was up so that he could buy back his herd.
Ferry, the kind of extra cash that could pay for things like essential repairs to the barn, or to buy more modern equipment – things that have fallen by the wayside over the years.
The Ferry's farm is a good candidate for the program because it is located in the two mile purchase area, a space the town had set aside in its master plan to be protected from development.
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Ferry Farm, operated by a nonprofit foundation, is a historic work in progress.
Ferry Farm sits just across the Rappahannock from Fredericksburg, a pretty colonial city of about 20,000, and thus is somewhat pinched by urban expansion.
Ferry Farm takes its name from a commercial ferry that, in George's day, crossed the Rappahannock to Fredericksburg on the edge of the property.
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