A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George ... land surveying, a customary means of upward mobility. In 1754, at age 22 ...

At 17 years old, George Washington served as county surveyor of Culpepper County ... and Fox—relinquished large portions of their land to the United States and then moved west. In foreign affairs, ...

George Washington wore many ... but he owned over 50,000 acres of land. Read on to learn more about the first, and richest, US president: Washington was born at Pope's Creek in Westmoreland ...

George Washington received some formal education as a youth. But the major focus of his learning was on the practical skills of farming and surveying. At age 16, young Washington journeyed to ...