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Related Historical Markers
These three markers discuss the British attack on Georgetown and Fredericktown in 1813
By William Pfingsten, July 6, 2007
Kitty Knight House
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Maryland Route 213 at Queen Street, on the right when traveling south on State Route 213. |
| | Erected by act of Assembly of Maryland, May 1736, on a tract called Tolchester. A base of Continental supplies, 1775 to 1783. Port of Entry and ferry landing. George Washington stopped here enroute to points north and south.
Burned by British . . . — — Map (db m155498) HM |
| Near Maryland Route 213, on the right when traveling south. |
| | In Honor of
Mistress Kitty Knight
Revolutionary Belle and Beauty
A Friend of General George Washington
When the British burned Georgetown in 1813
Her Heroic Efforts Saved this
House which later became her home.
Placed by London . . . — — Map (db m154346) HM |
| On School House Lane, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Erected to honor the heroism of the men who so bravely defended Fort Duffy and Fredericktown against the British Fleet May 5, 1813 Colonel Thomas Ward Veazey, commanding
Samuel Wroth; D.F. Heath; Moses Cannon; Nicholas Franks; John W. . . . — — Map (db m155571) WM |
May. 4, 2024