Crossing the Potomac. February 21, 2001. By Eugene L. Meyer. Sure, George Washington was a Virginian, but he cut a wide swath through Maryland. He couldn't help it. For one thing, ...

YORKTOWN — A portrait of George Washington by artist Charles Peale Polk that dates back to about 1790 has taken center stage in the permanent exhibits at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown.

Friedman took a snapshot of the West Trenton Railroad Bridge Crossing the Delaware River about 15 minutes before this morning's sunrise. It is just a few miles south of where Washington made his ...