George Washington spent much of his childhood at Ferry Farm; after Walmart bought the Virginia property in 1996, locals raised $2.2 million to save it and donated it to a nonprofit foundation
George Washington’s childhood home at Ferry Farm in Virginia was nearly replaced by a Walmart Supercenter. Thirty years ago, the historic site of George Washington’s childhood home in Virginia came close to being transformed into a Walmart Supercenter, until local residents rallied to save the property. Known as Ferry Farm, the site was purchased by…