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George Washington Alma Mater Found in Frederick County History
A Winchester Frederick County Virginia commemorative essay portrays George Washington’s formal and informal schooling. It recounts his 1747 48 journey from Belvoir to Fredericktown, his self education, and mentors like Lord Fairfax and Colonel James Wood. Washington’s frontier battles and Fort Loudoun construction defined his college of hard knocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Bell
Potomac
Thomas
Fairfax
P'S Proprietary
Blue Ridge
England
Her
Fredericktown
Washington
Belvoir
George Fairfax
James Genn
Pennington’s
Predericktown
Winchester
Frederick County
Shenandoah Valley
School of Higher Education
Virginia
Ohio River
George
Cameron
Great Britains
Scotland
New World
Lord Pairfax
James Wood
John Forbes
Fort DuQuence
Virginia House of Burgesses
Robert Dinwiddle
Legardeur de
Garcia
Fort DuQuesne
Great Meadows
Fort Necessity
Braddock
Edward Braddock
Felix O. C. Darley
Washington Irving
Handley Library
Winchester Historical Society
Fort Loudoun
Mount Vernon
United States Post Office
Moses
Q.E.D
Jjestic