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Ferry Farm Sees Decay As Washington Heritage Lapses
Across the Rappahannock from Fredericksburg the Ferry Farm site once tied to George Washington is neglected. A museum is closed and structures grow weeds as efforts since 1969 to restore the historic property have failed. The 93 acres now host a housing development with the white frame farmhouse likely the third built on site. Ownership rests with Lemuel Ware Jr. and his wife, who bought in 1969 from Youth for Christ International.
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Ferry Farm
George Washington
Alil
Washington
Augustine Washington
Westmoreland County
George
Pahannock
Lemuel P. Wareren
Arlington, Va
Youth For Christ International