For some it's just another day off school or work, for others it's a chance to get a steal on some furniture deals, it's President's Day!

Celebrated every 3rd Monday of February, the holiday was initially established in 1885 to honor president George Washington's birthday which is February 22.

It is still officially called Washington's birthday by the federal government. With George Washington at the center of this holiday, we thought it only fitting to visit Waterford this morning and learn more about their connection to the first president.

Waterford's history starts back in 1753, when a French captain built Fort LeBoeuf in the summer. That winter, a 21 year old major in the British army visited the fort to deliver a message. His name? George Washington. 

The message was a demand the French leave their post, delivered on behalf of the Virginia governor at the time. The French refused, and historians note the visit was one more reason for the Seven Years war, or, French and Indian War to spark.

Fort LeBoeuf was abandoned and burned by the French in 1759, rebuilt and lost by the British during the Seven Years war, and finally rebuilt by Americans in 1794.

The city of Waterford was named the same year. The town has never forgotten the presidential visit.

"These are the founders. These are the people who built our country, who fought for it and everything else," said Jim Edwards, President, Fort LeBoeuf Historical Society. "This is an important day, I think particularly for George Washington because he was here. In 1753 he came here. 20 years later he was the leader of the revolution."

Waterford installed a statue in 1922 on a plot of land near the original fort location. In 1945, a statue depicting a younger George Washington was moved to the town by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission.