Durham in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Route of George Washington
Photographed by Conrad Ward, June 8, 2024
1. Route of George Washington Marker
Route
of
George
Washington
1775
&
1789
Wallingford
Durham
Erected 1932 by George Washington Bicentennial Committee.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is June 29, 1775.
Location. 41° 28.217′ N, 72° 40.816′ W. Marker is in Durham in Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Connecticut. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Connecticut Route 17) and Canfield Lane, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Located on the Durham town green. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Durham CT 06422, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Connecticut River Valley and on the Connecticut Shoreline. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Middlesex County and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Durham Veterans Monument (a few steps from this marker); Durham (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Patriotic Tree (about 300 feet away); American Legion Post 184 Memorial (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Route of George Washington (approx. 0.4 miles away); Moses Austin Birthplace (approx. 0.7 miles away); Congregational Church Bell (approx. 3.6 miles away); Middlefield-Rockfall World War II and Korean Conflict Monument (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Durham.
More about this marker. The marker is one of seventeen
this page online
Also see . . . George Washington Trail - Durham History. (Submitted on October 11, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut.)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, June 8, 2024
2. Route of George Washington Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 11, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 11, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
