Editing Waterford, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
Waterford is said to contain the only statue of [[George Washington]] wearing a British uniform, but in reality, he had been sent by the Governor of [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia]] and is wearing the uniform of an officer in the [[Virginia Militia]]. In December 1753, at age 21, Washington was asked by [[Robert Dinwiddie|Governor Dinwiddie]] to carry a British ultimatum to the [[New France|French]] on the [[Ohio]] frontier. Washington delivered the message at [[Fort Le Boeuf]] in present-day Waterford. The message, which went unheeded because he delivered it to the wrong person, called for the French to abandon their development of the [[Ohio Country]] to the south. The two colonial powers were heading toward worldwide conflict, the [[Seven Years' War]], known as the [[French and Indian War]] in North America.<ref>{{cite book |last=Grizzard |first=Frank E. Jr. |title=George Washington: A Biographical Companion |publisher=ABC-CLIO |year=2002 |isbn=1-57607-082-4}}</ref>

The area roughly bounded by North Park Row, High Street, West First Street, and Walnut Street comprises the [[Waterford Borough Historic District]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.nps.gov/nr/research/data_downloads/NRHP_Links_2015.xlsx|title = Spreadsheet of NRHP List|access-date = 27 Sep 2015}}</ref> The Eagle Hotel and Waterford Covered Bridge, along with the Waterford Borough Historic District are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name=":0" />