Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington Historical Markers

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Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington Historical Markers

By Mark Hilton, March 7, 2024

McGillivray Plantation Marker

1 ► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — McGillivray Plantation — Known As Little Tallase and "The Apple Grove" — 1740 - 1793 —

Here lived Lachlan Mc Gillivray, a Scotch trader among the Indians. His wife, Sehoy, was the daughter of the French Captain, Marchand and Sehoy of the Creek Tribe of the Wind. Here was born their son, General Alexander McGillivray, who went in 1790 . . . — — Map (db m242547) HM

2 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — George Washington — 1776 - 1976 —

Presented to the citizens of the State of Alabama honoring our brother George Washington our first Masonic President and in commemoration of 200 years of freedom under our constitutional form of government. — — Map (db m310807) HM

3 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Montevallo — The Lucille Ryals Thompson Colonial Chapel / One Nation Under God —

The Lucille Ryals Thompson Colonial Chapel Inspired by Bruton Parish Church of Williamsburg, Virginia, it was named to honor Lucille Ryals Thompson. The Chapel was built in thanksgiving for God’s blessings on America, and to honor the gift . . . — — Map (db m101505) HM

4 ► Alabama, Shelby County, Montevallo — The President's Oval Office / The Glorious Burden —

The President's Oval Office In this building is a full-scale replica of the White House Oval Office. When John and Abigail Adams first moved into The White House in 1800, it contained three oval rooms, inspired by design changes . . . — — Map (db m101531) HM

5 ► Arizona, Yuma County, Yuma — George Washington —

. . . — — Map (db m166002) HM

6 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — Revolutionary War —

The American Revolution was a conflict between England and thirteen of her colonies in North America. Following years of taxation, suppression, and subjugation by the British, fighting began at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts in 1775. A scant . . . — — Map (db m91470) HM

7 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — United States Commanders in Chief —

Our Constitution names the President of the United States the Commander in Chief of all the Armed Forces. Presidents who have served in our military are displayed on the following plaques. Each has served either on Active Duty, in the National Guard . . . — — Map (db m92382) HM WM

8 ► California, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Hollywood Hills — The Washington Memorial — Thomas Ball - Sculptor — 1819 - 1911 —

Washington wears the uniform of the army he had led through six bitter years of war. In the midst of battle his fearless example inspired his men; when hunger stalked his weary troops, he shared their lot; when his own officers betrayed him . . . — — Map (db m212621) HM WM

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9 ► California, Los Angeles County, Santa Monica, North of Montana — George Washington — 1732-1799 —

In commemoration of the two-hundredth birthday of George Washington, first President of the United States, whose wisdom, foresight, and patriotism are an inspiration to all true Americans. — — Map (db m119721) HM

10 ► Colorado, Douglas County, Littleton, Roxborough State Park — Henry S. Persse and His Beloved Roxborough —

“But it's here I've built my cabin, Far from strife-filled cities hum.” -Excerpt from a poem by Henry Persse Born in Albany, NY, Henry Persse came to Colorado with his wife, Roby and their children. John, Horace, Amelia and Mary . . . — — Map (db m289371) HM

11 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Bolton — Bolton —

Formally known as Hanover or Hartford Mountains, this town was incorporated in 1720, having been settled by a group of “good Christian men” desiring more open farmland. In 1781 the French army of General Rochambeau, on their way to aid the army . . . — — Map (db m140602) HM

12 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Bolton — Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route — Bolton —

Bolton French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces Arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in Newport, . . . — — Map (db m190090) HM WM

13 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Farmington — Lest We Forget —

Lest We Forget In honor and grateful remembrance of our French Allies in the Revolution, whose army, under the command of General Count de Rochambeau, marched past this spot enroute from Newport and Providence, R.I., to join General Washington on . . . — — Map (db m190186) HM

14 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Hartford, Downtown — George Washington —

Where You Are Standing On September 20, 1780 Waits General George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the American Armies During the American Colonies' Revolution Against Great Britain. He has come with Governor Trumbull and . . . — — Map (db m52783) HM

15 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Hartford, Downtown — George Washington —

George Washington was entertained by Colonel Jeremiah Wadsworth in his home on this site on June 30, 1775 when on his way to Cambridge to assume command of the Army. On September 21, 22, 23, 1780 with Lafayette, General Knox and Governor . . . — — Map (db m151930) HM

16 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Hartford, Downtown — Jonathan Trumbull —

Jonathan Trumbull Where You Are Standing From 1768 to 1784 Jonathan Trumbull guides the people of Connecticut to independence as the colony's Royal Governor. Governor Trumbull is the only colonial governor to stand with the patriots . . . — — Map (db m52782) HM

17 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Hartford, Downtown — The First Meeting of Washington and Rochambeau —

This tablet commemorates the historic first meeting of General George Washington and General Comte de Rochambeau, commander-in-chief of the French army in America, which took place September 20, 1780. On that occasion and in a subsequent meeting . . . — — Map (db m52914) HM

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18 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Hartford, Downtown — The Wadsworth Barn — This tablet marks the location of the Wadsworth Barn built in 1733 —

Jeremiah Wadsworth was Commissary-General in the Continental Army. His house which stood at the present site of the Wadsworth Atheneum was the meeting place for many leaders of the American Revolution, among them Washington, Lafayette, and . . . — — Map (db m151929) HM

19 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Hartford, Downtown — Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route —

Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Hartford French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans . . . — — Map (db m43739) HM

20 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, New Britain — George Washington Bicentennial —

In Commemoration Of The Bi-Centennial Anniversary Of The Birth Of George Washington These Trees Are Dedicated Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1932 Participating Organizations American Legion, Eddy Glover Post No. 6 • American Legion . . . — — Map (db m221828) HM

21 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Simsbury, Simsbury Center — This Elm Tree —

This Elm Tree Dedicated in Honor of the Bicentennial of the Birth of George Washington Abigail Phelps Chapter D.A.R. February 22, 1932 — — Map (db m87951) HM

22 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Southington, Plantsville — Rochambeau —

Rochambeau Lieut. General Commanding The Auxiliary French Armies Under Washington July 10, 1780 Jan 11, 1783 Rochambeau's letter to Congress "We are your brothers. We shall conduct ourselves as such with you. We shall fight . . . — — Map (db m33706) HM

23 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Southington, Plantsville — Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route —

Southington French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in . . . — — Map (db m165804) HM

24 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Wethersfield — Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route —

Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route Wethersfield French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the . . . — — Map (db m46299) HM

25 ► Connecticut, Capitol Region, Wethersfield, Old Wethersfield — The Stillman Tavern —

Famous as a hostelry during the Revolutionary War stood here Washington and Rochambeau's retinue were quartered here during the Yorktown Conference held at the Webb-House May 19 to May 24 1781 — — Map (db m302057) HM

26 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Durham — Durham —

Durham Coginchaug or “Long Swamp” was purchased from the Indians in 1673. A town plot was laid out in 1699, named Durham five years later, under a patent from King Charles II, and was confirmed by the General Assembly in 1708. It was . . . — — Map (db m94697) HM

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27 ► Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Region, Durham — Route of George Washington —

1732-1932 Route of George Washington 1775 & 1789 Wallingford Durham — — Map (db m293000) HM

28 ► Connecticut, Naugatuck Valley Region, Seymour — Seymour —

High hills and deep valley – broad river and rocky falls. In 1650 “Nawcatock”, an Indian village. Today the river bears the name. In 1678, “Amaugsuck”, the fishing place where the waters pour down. From 1738, . . . — — Map (db m19991) HM

29 ► Connecticut, Naugatuck Valley Region, Waterbury — Memorial To Two French Soldiers — 1781 - 1914 —

This memorial was erected by Patriotic Citizens and Statesmen to commemorate two French Soldiers of Rochambeau's Army who volunteered to fight for American Independence under Washington, enroute from Newport to Yorktown, died and were buried here, . . . — — Map (db m36024) HM

30 ► Connecticut, Naugatuck Valley Region, Waterbury — Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route — Waterbury, Middlebury, Southbury —

French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War fot Independence. After wintering in Newport, Rochambeau's . . . — — Map (db m190232) HM

31 ► Connecticut, Naugatuck Valley Region, Woodbury — In Memory Of George Washington —

In Memory Of George Washington 1732 – 1799 These Trees Were Planted By The Daughters Of The Cincinnati To Commemorate The Bi-Centennial 1932 — — Map (db m29501) HM

32 ► Connecticut, Northeastern Region, Scotland — Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route — Eastern Connecticut —

Eastern Connecticut French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in . . . — — Map (db m190106) HM

33 ► Connecticut, Northwest Hills Region, Washington, Washington Depot — Washington —

Side A This township includes the villages of Woodville, New Preston, Marbledale, Washington, and Washington Depot. The eastern section, first settled by Joseph Hurlbut in 1734, was known as the Parish of Judea and belonged to Woodbury. The . . . — — Map (db m17437) HM

34 ► Connecticut, South Central Region, New Haven, Downtown — Site of First Trinity Episcopal Church — 1732 - 1932 —

In memory of George Washington this tablet is placed by the Mary Clap Wooster Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution to mark the site of the first Trinity Episcopal Church where he attended morning service Sunday October 18, 1789 — — Map (db m278725) HM

35 ► Connecticut, South Central Region, North Branford — North Branford —

This region was opened for settlement in the 1690's as the Third Division of the Town of Branford, originally called by the Indian name Totoket. The North or Second Ecclesiastical Society (1725) and the Third Society (1745), later named . . . — — Map (db m35313) HM

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36 ► Connecticut, South Central Region, Wallingford, Wallingford Center — Nehemiah Royce House —

Nehemiah Royce House – 1672 Oldest Wallingford home built two years after the town was settled, overlooking "Dog's Misery." When General Washington came to Wallingford in 1775 he said farewell to the villagers in front of this house. . . . — — Map (db m27689) HM

37 ► Connecticut, South Central Region, Wallingford, Wallingford Center — Route of George Washington —

1732-1932 Route of George Washington 1775 & 1789 ( remaining section missing ) Wallingford Durham — — Map (db m258614) HM

38 ► Connecticut, Southeastern Region, Colchester — Colchester —

Colchester The eighth town in the Colony incorporated before 17OO, Colchester received its charter in 1698. Among the early settlers from Wethersfield was Nathaniel Foote, whose ancestors came from Colchester, England. He obtained a deed for the . . . — — Map (db m98960) HM

39 ► Connecticut, Southeastern Region, Lebanon — War Office —

Lebanon, Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull’s War Office Headquarters of the Connecticut Council of Safety During The War of the American Revolution Erected by the Connecticut George Washington Bi-Centennial Commission October 8, . . . — — Map (db m189612) HM

40 ► Connecticut, Southeastern Region, Lebanon — Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route —

Winter Encampment in Lebanon French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After . . . — — Map (db m242004) WM

41 ► Connecticut, Southeastern Region, New London — Nathan Hale — Schoolteacher & Spy from Connecticut —

A Yale graduate, Hale began teaching here in the Union School House in 1774. He taught all ages and levels of boys at the same time. A progressive teacher for his day, Hale openly rewarded success in the classroom. He also believed in teaching . . . — — Map (db m48320) HM

42 ► Connecticut, Southeastern Region, Norwich, Norwichtown — Leffingwell Inn —

Leffingwell Inn In 1675, Steven Backus built a simple two-room, side-chimney house. Over two centuries, it would be modified many times. Thomas Leffingwell, a founder of Norwich and friend of the Great Sachem, Uncas, bought the house in 1700 and . . . — — Map (db m101942) HM

43 ► Connecticut, Western Region, Danbury — Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route —

French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in Newport, Rochambeau’s . . . — — Map (db m243483) HM

44 ► Connecticut, Western Region, Greenwich — George Washington Paused Here —

George Washington Paused here on the Post Road near this church, on October 16, 1789 and afterward wrote in his diary, "the superb landscape which is to be seen from the meeting house is a rich regalia". In Commemoration Of this . . . — — Map (db m38428) HM

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45 ► Connecticut, Western Region, New Milford — New Milford —

This beautiful valley known to the Potatuck Indians as Weantinock, was purchased from them in 1703 by a company of individuals chiefly from Milford, Connecticut, hence the name New Milford. Its earliest white inhabitant, Zachariah . . . — — Map (db m22750) HM

46 ► Connecticut, Western Region, Newtown — In Commemoration —

1732 ---- 1932 In Commemoration Of The Two Hundredth Birthday Of George Washington ---- Rochambeau Established a Camp Here June 28 To July 1, 1781 ---- Soldiers Commanded By Lafayette Camped At This Spot Placed by Mary . . . — — Map (db m26914) HM

47 ► Connecticut, Western Region, Newtown — Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route — Housatonic Crossing —

French General Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in Newport, Rochambeau’s . . . — — Map (db m26915) HM

48 ► Connecticut, Western Region, Redding — 14 — Lake McDougall — Putnam Memorial State Park —

The stone dam which makes this pond was installed at the time of the park’s creation. But the stream was in existence during the 1778-79 army encampment. It is one of two main streams, one at either end of the camp, which provided water for the . . . — — Map (db m26910) HM

49 ► Connecticut, Western Region, Ridgefield, Ridgebury — 28 — Ridgebury – George Washington Slept Here — Ridgefield, Connecticut — The Museum in the Streets —

Ridgebury, "The New Patent," was one of the last land purchases made by the Proprietors. Tradition says that the First Congregational Church in Ridgebury had its beginnings in the "New Patent Meeting House" as early as 1738. In 1768 the . . . — — Map (db m32052) HM

50 ► Connecticut, Western Region, Ridgefield, Ridgebury — Ridgebury Congregational Church —

Gathered Built 1760 1851 This property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Connecticut Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route . . . — — Map (db m23423) HM

51 ► Connecticut, Western Region, Ridgefield, Ridgebury — Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route — Ridgefield —

French General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, and thousands of French ground and naval forces arrived in Newport in July of 1780 to assist the Americans in the War for Independence. After wintering in Newport, Rochambeau’s . . . — — Map (db m23416) HM

52 ► Connecticut, Western Region, Stamford, Downtown — Freedom Shrine —

Freedom Shrine Created by the National Exchange Club to strengthen citizen appreciation of our American heritage Presented by the Exchange Club of Stamford Dedicated June 14, 1979 [ Reproductions of historic American documents are . . . — — Map (db m38610) HM

53 ► Connecticut, Western Region, Westport, Westport Village — Disbrow Tavern — Jennings Trail —

. . . — — Map (db m30789) HM

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54 ► Delaware, Kent County, Magnolia, South Murderkill Hundred — KC-91 — Warner Mifflin — 1745 - 1798 — Reported permanently removed

A native of Virginia's Eastern Shore, Mifflin came to Delaware as a young man. Born into a slaveholding Quaker family, he manumitted his own slaves in 1774-75 and later became one of America's foremost abolitionists of the 18th century. As an elder . . . — — Map (db m39456) HM

55 ► Delaware, Kent County, Milford, Milford Hundred — KC-114 — Colonel John Haslet —

Colonel John Haslet-A native of Ulster, Ireland, John Haslet was born circa 1728 and emigrated to America about 1757. After playing an active role in the Pennsylvania militia during the French and Indian War, Haslet eventually settled in the Milford . . . — — Map (db m142542) HM

56 ► Delaware, Kent County, Smyrna, Duck Creek Hundred — KC-60 — Home of Allen McLane —

For many years this home was the property of Colonel Allen McLane, statesman and hero of the American Revolution. Born in Philadelphia August 8, 1746, McLane had moved to Delaware by 1769. His military career began when he was . . . — — Map (db m39028) HM

57 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Glasgow, Pencader Hundred — Delaware Militia — Reported missing

The federal government recognized the need for a militia. It is mentioned in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. The 2nd Amendment states “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to . . . — — Map (db m140181) WM

58 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Glasgow, Pencader Hundred — Marquis de Lafayette — Reported missing

The great debt we owe the French people was repaid 136 years later during the First World War when the American Expeditionary Force arrived in France. On July 4, 1917, American troops marched through Paris, ending at the grave of Lafayette. At . . . — — Map (db m268169) HM

59 ► Delaware, New Castle County, New Castle, New Castle Hundred — George Washington —

To commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the birth of George Washington this wall was erected by the Delaware Society of Colonial Wars and the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of Delaware — — Map (db m308461) HM

60 ► Delaware, New Castle County, New Castle, New Castle Hundred — NC-A6 — Historic Museum —

Rear of house built in seventeenth century. Main building built after 1738 by Dr. John Finney. Home of Nicholas Van Dyke, seventh Governor of Delaware. The marriage of Ann Van Dyke to Kensey Johns, Sr. took place here April 24, 1784. George . . . — — Map (db m152614) HM

61 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Newark — Delaware Militia — Reported damaged

62 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Newark — NC-50 — Hale-Byrnes House — Stanton, Delaware —

George Washington's "General Staff Headquarters" on September 6, 1777. Here Generals Washington, Lafayette, Wayne, Maxwell, Sullivan, and Greene planned defense of Wilmington. House built circa 1750 by Samuel Hale. Owner 1776 — Daniel Byrnes — a . . . — — Map (db m13555) HM

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63 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Newark — Marquis de Lafayette —

64 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Newark — Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route —

A Victorious Allied Army Passed Here 1781 was a momentous year for the United States. A French Army, led by General Rochambeau, had arrived in Rhode Island in July 1780. By June 1781, it was ready to join the U.S. Continental Army against . . . — — Map (db m189558) HM

65 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Newark, Glasgow — NC-A7 — Battle of Cooch's Bridge —

American light infantry and cavalry under General William Maxwell encountered advance guard of British and Hessian troops under Generals Howe, Cornwallis and Knyphausen in this vicinity September 3, 1777. American troops were expert marksmen drafted . . . — — Map (db m147686) HM

66 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Newark, Glasgow — NC-53 — Washington's Reconnaissance —

Generals Washington, Greene and Lafayette came to Iron Hill, August 26, 1777 in hope of viewing British army then landing along Elk River. Only a few tents could be seen. A heavy storm coming up, they spent the night in a nearby farm house. — — Map (db m9778) HM

67 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Brandywine Village — NCC-246 — Brandywine Village and the Road to Yorktown —

On September 4-7, 1781, residents of Brandywine Village watched as thousands of American and French troops marched through their community along the King’s Highway on their way to Yorktown, Virginia. The combined forces, under the commands of . . . — — Map (db m140593) HM WM

68 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Brandywine Village — NC-A2 — Joseph Tatnall House —

Built about 1760. Anthony Wayne's Headquarters 1777. Generals Washington, Lafayette, Wayne, and other officers met here to hold council and hear reports prior to the Battle of Brandywine. Later occupied by British. Joseph Tatnall owned and operated . . . — — Map (db m185987) HM

69 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Lombardy Cemetery — NC-6 — Gunning Bedford, Jr. —

1747-1812. Member of Continental Congress and of Annapolis Convention. A framer of United States Constitution, which Delaware was first to ratify. Appointed First District Judge of Delaware by President Washington. Purchased this property 1793 as . . . — — Map (db m14706) HM

70 ► Delaware, New Castle County, Wilmington, Mid-Town Brandywine — A French Legion Kept Watch Here — Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route —

During the American Revolution Lauzun's Legion spent the winter and spring of 1782-1783 in Wilmington to help guard Philadelphia and Baltimore from British attack. The troops were housed in the Wilmington Academy, located where the Grand Opera . . . — — Map (db m166673) HM

71 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Capitol Hill — Here were the lots acquired on October 3, 1798 —

Here were the lots acquired on October 3, 1798 by General George Washington and on which he built two brick dwellings from designs by Dr. William Thornton. A dwelling remodeled from the two dwellings was owned and occupied by Admiral Charles Wilkes . . . — — Map (db m181817) HM

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72 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Downtown — General Comte Jean de Rochambeau Memorial — Lafayette Square National Historic Landmark District —

[front, south face:] Rochambeau [back, north face:] "We have been contemporaries and fellow labourers in the cause of liberty, and we have lived together as brothers should do, in harmonious friendship," . . . — — Map (db m32973) HM

73 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Dupont Circle — Tomáš G. Masaryk — Reported permanently removed

“He had the mind of a scholar, the figure of a sportsman, the bearing of an aristocrat, the position of a king. But he had the heart of a democrat. …” Dorothy Thompson, NBC broadcast, September 24, . . . — — Map (db m30417) HM

74 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — George Washington —

An authorized cast bronze by the Gorham Foundry from the original by Jean Antoine Houdon (1741-1828) which stands in the State Capitol at Richmond, Virginia. It was purchased by The George Washington University in 1932 on the occasion of the George . . . — — Map (db m47315) HM

75 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — George Washington —

"George Washington" is a bronze sculpture by Avard T. Fairbanks, Ph.D. (1897-1987). This bronze was donated by Sylvia West Fairbanks and David N.F. Fairbanks, M.D. and Family and was dedicated on this spot on February 16, 1993. "George . . . — — Map (db m111546) HM

76 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — George Washington —

A photo-collage celebrating The George Washington University's Permanent Collection incorporates a selection of outdoor sculpture and paintings. GW has enhanced the pedestrian environment in and around the Foggy Bottom campus. Artists: . . . — — Map (db m111948)

77 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — GW's River Horse — [Lisner Auditorium] —

Legend has it that the Potomac was once home to these wondrous beasts. George and Martha Washington are even said to have watched them cavort in the river shallows from the porch of their beloved Mount Vernon on summer evenings. . . . — — Map (db m46980) HM

78 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — Lieutenant General George Washington —

Washington — — Map (db m195511) WM

79 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Foggy Bottom — Marquis de Lafayette Hall —

Dedicated in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), a hero of the American Revolution, defender of liberty, statesman, and good friend of George Washington. In 1777 the 20-year old Marie-Joseph-Paul-Yves-Roch-Gilbert du Motier, Marquis . . . — — Map (db m95180) HM

80 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Forrest Marbury House — Circa 1788 — Category I Landmark, National Register of Historic Places —

• Site of a dinner hosted by General Uriah Forrest for his old friend and former commander, President George Washington, on March 29, 1791. Landowners of Carrollsburg and George town attended. An agreement was reached for the sale of half of . . . — — Map (db m82654) HM

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81 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Georgetown's Watering Holes —

Among the first businesses in historic Georgetown were its inns and taverns. They not only offered food, drink and lodging, but were focal points of community life where political debate and civic meetings took place and business deals were made. . . . — — Map (db m121195) HM

82 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — In Grateful Commemoration of the Signing of the Constitution — 1787 - 1937 —

Erected by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America In Grateful Commemoration of the Signing of the Constitution by the following delegates in Philadelphia September 17, 1787 Attest: William Jackson, Secretary . . . — — Map (db m189261) HM

83 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — John Lutz —

From 1804 to 1841 home of John Lutz Sergeant of General George Washington's guard at Valley Forge — — Map (db m113649) HM WM

84 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Old North Building — Erected 1795 —

George Washington was received by the faculty and students in this building on August 7, 1797 — — Map (db m255241) HM

85 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Georgetown — Presidential Visits to Old North —

Old North was the University's main building from 1795 until the completion of the Healy building in 1879. During this period, it was not uncommon for the President of the United States to visit the University for commencement exercises, or for . . . — — Map (db m255242) HM

86 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Shaw — Planning the Federal City —

The Residence Act of 1790 established a 10-mile square along the Potomac River as the permanent seat of the United States government. President George Washington was authorized to select the site and appoint a commission to oversee the planning . . . — — Map (db m211191) HM

87 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Sheridan-Kalorama — 4 — George Washington — Sheridan Kalorama — Call Box Restoration Project —

Here is an elegant George Washington trotting on his handsome horse. Our first president never lived in the city that bears his name, but in the late 1700s you might have glimpsed Washington riding along the Post Road, a highway that connected . . . — — Map (db m112624) HM

88 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, Swampoodle — U.S. Reservation 196 — L'Enfant Plan for the Federal City — National Mall & Memorial Parks, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

"No nation perhaps had ever before the opportunity offer'd them of deliberately deciding on the spot where their Capital city should be fixed..." - Peter C. L'Enfant to George Washington, September 11, 1789 A new nation . . . — — Map (db m60127) HM

89 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — A Monumental Legacy — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported permanently removed

The Washington Monument honors George Washington, hero of the American Revolution and first president of the United States. When this stunning stone obelisk was completed in 1884, it was the tallest building in the world. Today the monument . . . — — Map (db m194663) HM

90 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — A Monumental Legacy — National Mall and Memorial Parks — Reported permanently removed

91 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Washington: The City — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

George Washington shaped many aspects of the nation's capital. He championed placing the capital along the Potomac River then personally selected the site. He chose architect Pierre L'Enfant to design the city. L'Enfant envisioned a capital with . . . — — Map (db m194169) HM

92 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Washington: The Man — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

"He was, indeed, in every sense of the words, a wise, a good, and a great man." Thomas Jefferson, January 2, 1814

George Washington shaped the United States in both war and peace. He led the Continental Army . . . — — Map (db m194168) HM

93 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Northwest Washington, The National Mall — Washington: The Monument — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

The Washington Monument honors George Washington, hero of the American Revolution and the first president of the United States. When this stunning stone obelisk was completed in 1884, it was the tallest building in the world. Today the monument . . . — — Map (db m109322) HM

94 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — "The Maples" —

Built in 1797, by William Mayne Duncanson during whose residency General George Washington was his guest. — — Map (db m166998) HM

95 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Capitol Hill — 15 — A Fine House In the Woods — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

Since 1936 Friendship House, across the street, has operated an array of social service programs from this grand Federal style house, also known as "The Maples." Friendship House is the city's oldest such agency. It was founded in 1904 by . . . — — Map (db m166999) HM

96 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southeast Washington, Navy Yard — 8 — William Prout: Community Builder — Tour of Duty — Barracks Row Heritage Trail —

Most of the land that is now Capitol Hill—including portions of the Navy Yard – once belonged to William Prout, who lived in a large house on this block. In 1799 and 1801 he sold and traded land to the U.S. government for both the . . . — — Map (db m130742) HM

97 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — A Monumental Legacy — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported permanently removed

98 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — A Monumental Legacy — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior — Reported permanently removed

99 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Washington: The City — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

100 ► District of Columbia, Washington, Southwest Washington, The National Mall — Washington: The Man — National Mall and Memorial Parks — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

"He was, indeed, in every sense of the words, a wise, a good, and a great man." Thomas Jefferson, January 2, 1814

George Washington shaped the United States in both war and peace. He led the Continental Army . . . — — Map (db m211378) HM

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