The Society of Martha Washington held its annual Colonial Pageant and Ball, keeping a tradition that started in 1940.

click image for close-up When American painter Edward Savage sketched a prototype for a print of George Washington and his family in 1789, it included Martha Custis Washington, the wealthy widow ...

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6 at 28th St.; N, R at 28th St. Back when this was a women-only hotel, guests included stars like Veronica Lake and Louise Brooks; the hotel is run by the same people behind the legendary Hotel ...

click image for close-up George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were wed in January of 1759. Both were twenty-seven years old, and they had spent a total of fewer than three weeks together.

Now, The Martha Washington Inn & Spa is an extravagant retreat in Abingdon, Virginia, near the Virginia-Tennessee state line. And recent guests describe it as elegant enough to pull off its pricey ...