George Washington’s Prince William County – VA

Registration required on the Prince William Public Library website

Most historians overlook the importance of Prince William County citizens who were important in the development of George Washington.  From that time through to 1798, Washington made over sixty documented trips through Prince William and probably many more.

His visits usually included meal stops and often included business transactions and overnight stays with family and business associates at Dumfries. Washington also established connections with many of Prince Willliam leading citizens on his travels including Washington’s, Ball and Ewell family members and William Grayson, Spence Grayson, Richard Blackburn, Thomas Blackburn, John Ballendine, and Allen McCrae. Other non-relatives from the Prince William area that were closely connected to Washington, and his biographer Mason L. Weems include Henry Lee II, Henry Lee III, John Tayloe III, Cuthbert Bullitt, Richard Graham, John Graham, Philip Richard Francis Lee, Andrew Leitch, Alexander Henderson and Prince William County surveyor, James Genn. Registrants will receive a link the day before the program.