George Washington: A Young Man Makes His Way

Editor’s note: The late John Douglas, who was editor of The Morgan Messenger and The Hancock News for 38 years, was a local expert on George Washington’s movements through this area as a young surveyor and later as he established himself as a colonial leader . John’s articles in about the subject were later gathered into a popular book, “George Washington and Us.” He then published an expanded edition in 2002, called “At the Springs…