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By M. A. Pimentel, March 29, 2008 | |
| | | 1. Surgeon General Revolutionary Army Marker | | |
Inscription. Dr. James Craik, friend and family physician of Gen Washington, built this place, La Grange, about 1765 and lived here until his removal to Alexandria, VA., 1783.
Erected by Charles County Civil War Centennial Commission.
Location. 38° 31.506′ N, 76° 59.473′ W. Marker is in La Plata, Maryland, in Charles County. Marker is on Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6) 0 miles east of Walnut Hill Road, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Port Tobacco Rd, La Plata MD 20646, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Old Durham Church, Episcopal - 1692 (approx. half a mile away); Christ Church Episcopal (approx. 0.7 miles away); La Plata Elementary School (approx. 1.2 miles away); Chandler's Hope (approx. 1.5 miles away); St. Columba Masonic Lodge (approx. 1.8 miles away); On to Yorktown (approx. 1.8 miles away); Port Tobacco (approx. 1.8 miles away); John Wilkes Booth (approx. 1.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in La Plata.
Also see . . . La Grange. (Submitted on March 31, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.)
Additional comments.
1. George Washington's physicians.| | | | 
By M. A. Pimentel, March 29, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Marker with the house, La Grange, in the distance | | |
Dr. James Craik, along with fellow Charles Countian Dr. Gustavus Richard Brown, and Dr. Elisha Cullen Dick of Alexandria, Virginia were the physicians who attended George Washington during his final illness. Dr. Brown resided at Rose Hill in nearby Port Tobacco. — Submitted March 29, 2008, by M. A. Pimentel of Waldorf, Maryland. |
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