His father had built the large mansion in colonial Virginia on 8,000 acres some 20 ... By the last year of Washington’s life in 1799, more than 300 enslaved African-Americans lived on Mount ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners ...

The oldest surviving school created for Black children will open as an educational site in Virginia, one of many states that restrict what schools teach about history.

Situated on Virginia’s Northern Neck, Colonial Beach is steeped in presidential history as the birthplace of both ... peach and apple orchard plantation where the fifth U.S. president grew up and ...

Veterans Day, Memorial Day and the Fourth of July are the three most memorable days in the year for the Liberty Lounge in ...