portraying George Washington Parke Custis, Washington’s adopted grandson. In 1824, Lafayette’s secretary, Auguste Levasseur, wrote about the poignant moment at the tomb: “Lafayette ...

Eleanor and Jacky Custis had two children there, Eleanor, known as “Nelly,” and George Washington Parke Custis. During the Civil War, the federal government confiscated the property and turned ...

Arlington National Cemetery wasn’t always a cemetery at all. The land once belonged to the family of Confederate General ...

The property dates back to the early 1800s when it was owned by George Washington Parke Custis—the step-grandson of George ... Arlington National Cemetery also features a welcome center, memorial ...

Now a museum, this 18th-century plantation house (also known as Bush Hill House) was the base for George Washington and his sick half-brother Lawrence (who had tuberculosis) for two months in 1751.

Susannah George is The Washington Post's Gulf bureau chief, based in Dubai, where she leads coverage of the oil-rich monarchies of the Persian Gulf and their neighbor, Iran. She previously spent ...

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