Woodsboro in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of the Slagle Inn

"At the Sign of the White Charger"

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 1, 2022

1. Site of the Slagle Inn Marker

Inscription. Legendary
stopping place of
George Washington

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington, and the George Washington Slept Here series lists.

Location. 39° 32.257′ N, 77° 18.891′ W. Marker is in Woodsboro, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is on Old Creagerstown Road just west of North Main Street (Woodsboro Pike), on the right when traveling west. Marker is located in the small triangular memorial park between Old Creagerstown Road and Woodsboro Pike. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Woodsboro MD 21798, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least

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8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Col. Joseph Wood (a few steps from this marker); Stuart's Horse Raid of 1862 (approx. half a mile away); The Union Advance to Gettysburg (approx. half a mile away); George Washington (approx. 2.1 miles away); George Poe (approx. 3.2 miles away); Israel's Creek (approx. 3.2 miles away); In Remembrance (approx. 3.3 miles away); Heritage Farm Park Lime Kiln (approx. 3.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woodsboro.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . A short History of Woodsboro.

President George Washington passed through as he traveled the road that became Md. 194 from Virginia to Lancaster and Philadelphia. Yes, "Washington slept here" at least twice, once in Slagle's Inn at the Sign of White Charger where Md. 194 now meets Md. 550. Washington also stayed at Cookerly's Tavern on Md. 194 near New Midway.

(Submitted on May 9, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 1, 2022

2. Site of the Slagle Inn Marker

(looking northwest • Old Creagerstown Road in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 711 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 9, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.