After several years of intense investigations, archaeologists finally discovered the boyhood home of the first American presidenton Wednesday. The house where George Washington spent most of his childhood years was found in Virginia, on a bluff overlooking the Rappahannock River, 50 miles south of the capital city that bears the president’s name.

Archaeologists were pleasantly surprised to find the remains of two chimney bases, two stone-lined cellars and two root cellars, besides thousands of artifacts such as pipes, forks, knives and silver plates.

The findings reveal the fact that the Washington family was a very wealthy family for that certain period, since their home comprised eight very spacious rooms and the site of the Ferry Farm, as it is known today, is nestled along 800 acres of land.

David Muraca, director of archaeology for the George Washington Foundation, which owns the Ferry Farm property, said the discovery is a very important step in history, because it offers a new method to discover more details about the president’s first years. Although George Washington is a very important figure in the history of the U.S., biographies do not provide us with much information about his youth.

The research team previously found another construction, which couldn’t have been the president’s home, because it was too old, as it dated back to the 17th century. In another attempt they discovered a different house, but this time too recent. The third time was a lucky one and the George Washington Foundation plans to restore the property and transform it into a museum.

Wednesday's breaking news of the find at the south Stafford County historical site spread rapidly. Yesterday, on Independence Day, tourists came all the way from Missouri, Kentucky, Arizona, Florida and Ohio in order to visit the Ferry Farm.