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Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington Historical Markers
By Jason Voigt, March 5, 2020
Revolutionary War Veterans Marker
GEOGRAPHIC SORT WITH USA FIRST
| On Poplar Street east of S 5th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Early settlers of Johnson County included patriots of the Revolutionary War. With this Historical Marker we commemorate the following veterans.
Daniel Chapman - Born July 25, 1756 in Westchester County, New York. Daniel Chapman served the . . . — — Map (db m146585) HM WM |
| On Lawton Place 0.1 miles east of Spy Run Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Chief Little Turtle was one of the most feared and respected leaders during the frontier wars of the 1780s and 1790s when Fort Wayne was born. Known to his people as Meshekinnoquah, Little Turtle is thought to have been born in 1752 in a village . . . — — Map (db m21503) HM |
| On Edgewater Avenue at Dearborn Street, on the left when traveling west on Edgewater Avenue. |
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The Battle of Kekionga in October 1790 was the first battle fought by the United States Army after the War for Independence. The campaign had been ordered by President Washington against the Miami settlement of Kekionga, the center of Indian . . . — — Map (db m21497) HM |
| On Kansas Avenue north of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
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Beneath this stone is buried a capsule containing papers and items used in celebrating the American Revolution Bicentennial in Johnson County, Kansas. Placed on this Thanksgiving Eve November 24, 1976 A.D. by the Johnson County Bicentennial . . . — — Map (db m69376) HM |
| On Alumni Drive, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
To Inspire Patriotism
and Loyalty
and to commemorate the
Bicentennial of the Birth
of George Washington
[Erected] February 1932 — — Map (db m56280) HM |
| On Rochester Street at 13th Street North, on the left when traveling north on Rochester Street. |
| |
To Inspire Patriotism
and Loyalty
and to commemorate the
Bicentennial of the Birth
of George Washington — — Map (db m60561) HM |
| | During the 1700’s, the political and economic interests of the colonists began to enlarge and disputes began to develop with Great Britain. After the defeat of the French and their expulsion in 1763, the colonists could focus even more of their . . . — — Map (db m56943) HM |
| | With the signing of the Declaration of Indepenence, the Grand Union was automatically promoted to the status of a national banner and at the same time rendered obsolete. The British ties were snapped and the crosses of St. Andrew and St. George in . . . — — Map (db m56946) HM |
| Near East Main Street (U.S. 60) at Midland Avenue (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west. |
| | The first President of the United States was an avid horseman and outdoorsman, as befit his era, and he at times was a participant in horse racing. The cherished tale of his Magnolia running against a horse owned by Thomas Jefferson was refuted by . . . — — Map (db m58334) HM |
| On Court Street (State Highway 453) 0.1 miles east of Adair Street (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east. |
| | For Robert R. Livingston, 1746-1813 N.Y. provincial convention 1775; Continental Congress 1775-77, 1779-81; one of the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. Sec. of Foreign Affairs, 1781-83. Administered oath to Washington, first . . . — — Map (db m159390) HM |
| Near East McDonald Parkway 0.1 miles west of Limestone Street. |
| | On May 21, 1825, during a third, triumphal, visit to America, the Marquis de la Fayette, 67, visited Maysville. In appreciation for his services on General Washington's staff, and a commander of American troops, the town rolled out the red carpet . . . — — Map (db m83971) HM |
| On West Main Street west of South 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Oldham was the 75th county created by the Kentucky Legislature. It was formed on January 15, 1824, from portions of Jefferson, Henry and Shelby Counties. The county is named for William Oldham, Revolutionary War patriot and early pioneer.
. . . — — Map (db m136163) HM |
| Near State Capitol Drive at Capitol Access Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Unanimously elected
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army (1775-1783)
President of the Constitutional Convention (1787)
President of the United States of America (1789-1797)
A gift to the people of Louisiana by
The Louisiana . . . — — Map (db m113864) HM |
| | Fort Cumberland was garrisoned from 1754 to 1765. During this period, there was bickering between Maryland and Virginia as to how the fort should be maintained and whose control it was under.
In early 1756, Colonel Washington favored a small . . . — — Map (db m17708) HM |
| On Baltimore Street at Canal Street, on the right when traveling west on Baltimore Street. |
| | Downtown
The Downtown Cumberland Mall is the main shopping and dining district for the city. The brick street is lined with large multi-story commercial buildings, which were built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. These buildings . . . — — Map (db m139110) HM |
| On Greene Street at Bridge Street on Greene Street. |
| | Our founding father spent much time in this vicinity when a young man as surveyor, ambassador, aide-de-camp to General Braddock, and commander of Virginia military forces. This cabin served as his headquarters during part of this time.
Young . . . — — Map (db m17719) HM |
| Near Greene Street at Bridge Street. |
| | As colonel under General Braddock at Fort Cumberland during the French and Indian War 1755 - 1758 and as Commander-in-Chief of the American Army in 1794Presented to the City of Cumberland by James Walter Thomas, L.L.D.; Litt.D. dedicated April . . . — — Map (db m17724) HM |
| On Washington Street at Prospect Square, on the left when traveling west on Washington Street. |
| | On this site originally stood the Headquarters of George Washington, since removed to Riverside Park. He was entertained at David Lynn's house (which later occupied this site) when he came here in 1794 to review the troops during the Whisky . . . — — Map (db m155434) HM |
| On Washington Street at Prospect Square, on the left when traveling west on Washington Street. |
| | Center Plaque
On October 16, 1794, President George Washington arrived in Cumberland to review about 5,000 troops of the Maryland and Virginia militia gathered here during th Whiskey Rebellion. A few days later, this militia army assembled upon . . . — — Map (db m17456) HM |
| On Washington Street at Prospect Square, on the right when traveling west on Washington Street. |
| | The fort proper was the bastioned work at the west end of the fort. It was to your left (primarily on the site of the Church of Christ Scientist). Besides the four bastions (b) and the joining walls, there were four buildings for provisions (6), two . . . — — Map (db m17679) HM |
| On Oldtown Road (Maryland Route 51) at Opessa Street, on the right when traveling east on Oldtown Road. |
| | Fording place for “Great Warriors Path” from New York to the South. Thomas Cresap built stockade fort here in 1741 used as a refuge during French and Indian War after Braddock’s defeat.
George Washington
was here on his first . . . — — Map (db m447) HM |
| On Prince George Street west of Craig Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | February 22, 1797: At the Presidential Mansion in Philadelphia, President George Washington formally presented Irish-born John Barry with Commission Number One in the newly formed United States Navy. With the commission, backdated to the . . . — — Map (db m114812) HM |
| Near Prince George Street east of Craig Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Annapolis' Sister City of Wexford, Ireland, was the boyhood home of John Barry, naval hero of the American Revolution. Barry went to sea as a young boy and advanced to be master of his own vessel. he settled in America and in 1776 joined the . . . — — Map (db m114944) HM |
| Near State Circle near School Street, on the left. |
| | Standing on this spot, General Washington resigned his commission as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army on December 23rd, 1783. — — Map (db m17688) HM |
| On West Street (Maryland Route 450) west of Munroe Court. |
| | "Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action."
After the 1781 victory at Yorktown, some Americans thought the triumphant General George Washington should be crowned the new nation's first king. But . . . — — Map (db m114542) HM |
| On Conduit Street near Gorman Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Just north of this building, facing Main Street, stood Mann’s Tavern where twelve delegates from five states met in 1786 to discuss commercial problems of the new nation. Their call for another convention in Philadelphia to render the government . . . — — Map (db m130220) HM |
| On 6th Street 0.1 miles north of Severn Avenue, on the right when traveling north. |
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On February 20, 1781, George Washington ordered the Marquis de Lafayette with 1,200 men of the newly-established Light Infantry Corps to Virginia to counter Benedict Arnold's raids around Richmond. Lafayette arrived at the Head of Elk on March 3 . . . — — Map (db m147658) HM |
| On Generals Highway (Maryland Route 178) 0.3 miles south of Sunrise Beach Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Count de Rochambeau’s troops marched over this road from Spurrier’s Tavern to “Scott’s Plantation” (Belvoir) on Sept. 16, 1781 on the way to Yorktown. Washington and Rochambeau had gone ahead Sept. 10–11 on the way to Mt. Vernon. — — Map (db m2890) HM |
| On Muddy Creek Road 0.1 miles east of Galesville Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Cedar Park
Patented to Richard Ewen in 1666 as “Ewen upon Ewenton.” Brick house built c.1697 by Richard Galloway II around earlier frame structure possibly dating back to 1656. Known as “West River Farm” in 18th Century. . . . — — Map (db m65889) HM |
| On Solomons Island Road (Maryland Route 2) at Harwood Road, on the left when traveling south on Solomons Island Road. |
| | Jonathan Rawlings given a license to keep an “ordinary” (tavern) in 1771.
George Washington
dined here September 26, 1773, on his way to the Annapolis races. — — Map (db m3141) HM |
| On West Street (Maryland Route 450) at John Hanson Highway (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling east on West Street. |
| | Upper Plaque: This oak tree planted in 1967 perpetuates the memory of the original Three Mile Oak which stood nearby as explained in the marker below.
Lower Plaque: Trunk of the Three Mile Oak Under this tree passed General George . . . — — Map (db m2877) HM |
| Near Camden Street just west of Howard Street. |
| | Our nation never had more at risk than it did in September 1781. The American Revolutionary War—the War for Independence—had raged for nearly six years.
More than 4,000 American and French troops, allied in their fight against the . . . — — Map (db m63885) HM |
| Near Washington Boulevard. |
| | 1754–1914.
This oldest colonial structure of Baltimore was built in 1754 upon the estate known as “Georgia Plantation”
by
Charles Carroll, Barrister
1723–1783
One of the foremost patriots of . . . — — Map (db m41351) HM |
| On North Charles Street at East Mulberry Street, on the left when traveling north on North Charles Street. |
| | This elm has watched the growth of "Baltimore Towne" for over 100 years, on former estate of John Eager Howard, Revolutionary and 1812 Officer and fifth governor of Maryland. Here, in "Howard's Woods", Count De Rochambeau's troops camped, 1782, . . . — — Map (db m5563) HM |
| On North Broadway just south of East Monument Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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This is a section of
“The General’s Highway”
Route of General Washington’s triumphant journey, December 3-23 1783, New York to Annapolis, to resign as Commander-In-Chief of the first “American Army”. . . . — — Map (db m103114) HM |
| Near Constellation Plaza 0.1 miles east of Wallace Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | "This tree dedicated to Colonel James McHenry Secretary of War under Presidents Washington and John Adams and for whom Fort McHenry was named in 1798 when it was offered to the Federal Government." — — Map (db m145548) HM |
| On Washington Place at Mt. Vernon Place, in the median on Washington Place. Reported permanently removed. |
| | The Washington Monument is the first major public monument to George Washington. Originally, the Washington Monument was built so George Washington himself could stand on top of the column and look over one of America's great cities, and also keep . . . — — Map (db m7720) HM |
| On North Charles Street at Monument Street, in the median on North Charles Street. |
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To George Washington by the State of Maryland.
Born 22 February 1732. Died 14 December 1799.
To George Washington by the State of Maryland.
Commander in Chief of the American Army, 15 June 1775. Commission resigned at Annapolis, 23 . . . — — Map (db m2391) HM |
| Near West Fayette Street at North Greene Street. |
| | Newcomers like James McHenry helped shape the future of the new republic. A native of Ireland's County Antrim, McHenry (1753-1816) emigrated to Philadelphia in 1771 where he studied medicine with Benjamin Rush, one of Colonial America's most . . . — — Map (db m6647) HM |
| On W. Redwood Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Among the illustrious men interred within this enclosure who assisted in the achievement of National Independence in the Revolution and War of 1812 are the following Samuel Chase, 1741 – 1811, Signer of the Declaration of Independence . . . — — Map (db m21364) HM |
| On Frederick Street (Maryland Route 194) 0.1 miles south of Baltimore Street (Maryland Route 140), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Site of Adam Good Tavern visited by George Washington July 1st & 2nd 1791. — — Map (db m3563) HM |
| On Market Street at Bladen Street, on the right when traveling east on Market Street. |
| | Laid out and erected as a town by Act of Assembly in 1742 “there being as yet no such place settled at, or near the head of Chesapeake Bay".
George Washington
records many visits to Charlestown in his diary. He lodged here Aug. 10, . . . — — Map (db m144413) HM |
| On West Main Street at North Street (Maryland Route 268), on the left when traveling east on West Main Street. |
| | Lafayette
embarked his troops March 8, 1781 to capture Benedict Arnold. Returned April 9, began overland march to Virginia April 12, 1781.
Washington and Rochambeau
with their combined forces stopped Sept. 6-7, 1781 on way to . . . — — Map (db m154172) HM |
| On Landing Lane, on the right when traveling south. |
| | During the Revolutionary War (1775-1783), both
American and British troops passed through Elk Landing.
The American troops were led by
General George Washington, and the British Troops
were led by General William Howe.
You may be on the . . . — — Map (db m152162) HM |
| On Hermitage Drive 0.2 miles north of East Main Street, on the right. |
| | Part of Friendship Tract and home of Robert Alexander, delegate to the Provincial Convention of 1774 and to the Continental Convention of 1776. On August 25, 1777, he was host to Washington here and three days later offered allegiance to British . . . — — Map (db m154176) HM |
| On Broad Street 0.1 miles west of River Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Old Post Road
Established 1666
Lower Susquehanna Ferry
established 1695
Rodgers’ Tavern
where
George Washington
frequently stopped
between
1781–1798 — — Map (db m145429) HM |
| On Cecilton-Warwick Road (Maryland Route 282) at Worsell Manor Road on Cecilton-Warwick Road. |
| | Patented 5th June, 1685, to Major Peter Sayer, a prominent Catholic. Later acquired by the Heath Family. On 14th May, 1773, George Washington “din’d and lodg’d at Mr. DL. Heath’s” taking his stepson Jackie Custis to King’s College, N.Y. . . . — — Map (db m65392) HM |
| On Cecilton-Warwick Road (Maryland Route 282) 0.1 miles west of Church Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Visited Warwick Feby. 1756, March 1756. “Din’d and lodg’d at Mr. D’L Heath’s May 1773. Passed through Sept. 9 and Oct. 28, 1774. Breakfasted March 23, 1791 and again in September 1793. — — Map (db m152183) HM |
| On Marshall Hall Road (Maryland Route 227) 0.1 miles north of River Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported unreadable. |
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[unreadable] Emphasis is on promoting and keeping the area as it looked in George Washington's day. [unreadable]
[Aside:]
Piscataway Park lies on the Maryland side of the Potomac River about 20 miles south of Washington, DC, . . . — — Map (db m154695) HM |
| On Liverpool Point Road at Beaverdam Road, on the right when traveling east on Liverpool Point Road. |
| | Two miles southwest Washington owned 600 acres of land bought in 1775 and retained until his death. In 1786 he visited this property accompanied by Gen. Smallwood. — — Map (db m6231) HM |
| | Upon arrival of French forces in Newport, Rhode Island in July 1780, Baron Ludwig von Closen, a captain in the Royal Deux-Ponts Regiment, was selected by General Rochambeau as one of his aides-de-camp. Closen accompanied Rochambeau on most of his . . . — — Map (db m62756) HM |
| | The Indian village of Potobac, visited in 1608 by Capt. John Smith, occupied this site. County Seat of Charles County, 1658 - 1895. Washington visited here frequently. Site of St. Columba Lodge No. 11 A. F.& A. M., chartered April 18, 1793. — — Map (db m128824) HM |
| On Port Tobacco Road (Maryland Route 6) at Poorhouse Road, on the right when traveling west on Port Tobacco Road. |
| | Daniel St. Thomas Jenifer’s home.
First President of the Maryland
Senate 1777-81. Close friend of
George Washington
who visited here June 3rd, 1763. — — Map (db m1235) HM |
| On Chicamuxen Road (Maryland Route 224) at Sweden Point Road, on the right when traveling south on Chicamuxen Road. |
| | One mile from here lived Gen. Wm. Smallwood, commander of the Maryland troops which saved Washington’s Army at Long Island. Governor of Maryland from 1785 to 1788. Washington visited here in 1786. — — Map (db m6081) HM |
| On Catoctin Mountain Highway (U.S. 15) at Willow Road, on the right when traveling north on Catoctin Mountain Highway. |
| | On August 5 and 6, 1785, and again June 30 and July 1, 1791, was the guest of Thomas Johnson at the latter's manorial residence which stood on the site of the present farm house, about 150 yards east of this point. Thomas Johnson, a member of the . . . — — Map (db m1538) HM |
| On Bentz Street at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Bentz Street. |
| |
Washington
first took command of the
American Army under the
grandparent of this elm
Cambridge, Mass. July 3, 1775.
———————
Raised by Maryland D.A.R., given
and marked by the American Legion . . . — — Map (db m103414) HM WM |
| On Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Originally erected 1932 by the Federation of Rural Women's Clubs of Frederick County, MD., as part of a national movement to commemorate the bicentennial of Washington's birth through recognizing places noted in his diary.
Replaced 2016 . . . — — Map (db m102966) HM |
| On Woodsboro Pike (State Highway 194) 0.1 miles south of Renner Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On his way to Philadelphia Friday July 1, 1791 stopped in this building known as Cookerly's Tavern. — — Map (db m8645) HM |
| On Tuscarora Road (Maryland Route 28) west of Buckeystown Pike (Maryland Route 85). |
| | . . . — — Map (db m36841) HM |
| On Urbana Pike/Georgetown Pike (Maryland Route 355) at Araby Church Road on Urbana Pike/Georgetown Pike. |
| | This boulder, taken from the bed of the improved Rt. 355 (formerly US Rte. 240) previously stood approximately 50 ft to the south at a point where the old Urbana Road/Georgetown Pike (now Araby Church Road) intersects the relocated improved highway. . . . — — Map (db m78432) HM |
| On Urbana Pike (Maryland Route 355). Reported missing. |
| | George Washington stopped in a building two hundred yards west of here known as Peter’s Tavern Thursday June 30, 1791. — — Map (db m102967) HM |
| On Hutton Road (Maryland Route 39) west of Old Crellin Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| | George Washington stopped here Sept. 26, 1784 on his trip to determine a feasible passage between the Potomac and the Ohio for a canal or easy portage between these rivers as a passage to the Western Territory. — — Map (db m479) HM |
| On National Pike (U.S. 40) 0.8 miles east of the Pennsylvania state line, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
| | General Braddock's 6th camp on the march to Fort Duquesne Saturday and Sunday June 20th and 21st, 1755. Washington was forced to remain behind with a guard on account of "violent fevers" until cured by "Dr. James's Powders (one of the most excellent . . . — — Map (db m135626) HM |
| On National Pike (Alternate U.S. 40) east of Chestnut Ridge Road (U.S. 219), on the right when traveling east. |
| | General Braddock's 4th camp on the march to Fort Duquesne June 17, 1755. Washington arrived here after Braddock's defeat July 15th, 1755. Washington also stopped here May 9th, 1754, July 7th or 8th, 1754, October 1st, 1770, November 26th, 1770 and . . . — — Map (db m361) HM |
| | The flat land beside the little Youghiogheny River on the western edge of Oakland has two items of historic interest. First, it contains a spring, and according to tradition, George Washington stopped at the spring on the morning of September 26, . . . — — Map (db m68806) HM |
| Near John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (Interstate 95) north of Maryland Route 543, in the median. |
| | General Washington resigned his commission at Annapolis, December 23, 1783. American Revolution officially ended by Congress meeting in Annapolis, January 14, 1783. District of Columbia given to Nation, 1791. Francis Scott Key wrote "The . . . — — Map (db m25) HM |
| On Pulaski Highway (U.S. 40) at Bel Air Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Pulaski Highway. |
| |
Route of General Washington’s triumphant journey, December 3-23, 1783, New York to Annapolis, to resign as Commander-In-Chief of the first
American Army
Originally erected 1932 by Dorsey Chapter N.S.D.A.R. to commemorate . . . — — Map (db m145385) HM |
| On Churchville Road (Maryland Route 22) at Maryland Route 136, on the right when traveling west on Churchville Road. |
| | Council of Safety met here 5 April 1775. Considered as site for county seat 1781
George Washington
passed 6 May 1775 on way to be made Commander-in-Chief of Army
Lafayette
and his troops marched past 15 April 1781 on the way to . . . — — Map (db m1243) HM |
| On St. John’s Street at Union Avenue (Maryland Route 7), on the left when traveling north on St. John’s Street. |
| | Old Post Road Established 1666. Public Ferry ordered established by the Council of Maryland 1695 for travel between north and south. General Washington and many notable men used this ferry, also, the Continental Army and soldiers of War Between . . . — — Map (db m1275) HM |
| On Norrisville Road (Maryland Route 23) at Troyer Road, on the left on Norrisville Road. |
| | George Washington stayed here the night of June 5, 1773 on his way back to Mt. Vernon from Columbia College, New York, where he had left his step-son Jackie Custis. — — Map (db m1408) HM |
| On Old Washington Road 0.1 miles south of Washington Boulevard (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling south. |
| | An important colonial port for shipment of Tobacco. Here in 1765 Zachariah Hood, Maryland’s “Stamp Act” agent, was hanged in effigy. Lafayette’s troops camped here April 17-18, 1781 on the way to engage Cornwallis in Virginia. George . . . — — Map (db m3144) HM |
| On Washington Boulevard (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles south of South Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | An important colonial port for shipment of Tobacco. Here in 1765 Zachariah Hood, Maryland’s “Stamp Act” agent, was hanged in effigy. Lafayette’s troops camped here April 17-18, 1781 on the way to engage Cornwallis in Virginia. George . . . — — Map (db m3145) HM |
| On Washington Road (U.S. 1) 0.2 miles north of Waterloo Road (Maryland Route 175), on the right when traveling north. Reported missing. |
| | Thomas Spurrier's stood at nearby crossroads connecting two important overland routes in colonial days (now U.S. 1 and MD. 175.) George Washington stopped here at least 25 times between 1789 and 1798. His diary noted July 18, 1795: "Dined and lodged . . . — — Map (db m3236) HM |
| On Waterloo Road (Maryland Route 175) 0.1 miles west of Washington Boulevard (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east. |
| | George Washington
stopped here at least twenty five times between 1789 and 1798. On July 18, 1795, his diary says:
"Dined and lodged at Spurrier's where my sick horse died." — — Map (db m3238) HM |
| On High Street at Cross Street (Maryland Route 289), on the left when traveling south on High Street. |
| | County seat of Kent County. Established in 1706. Situated on the most traveled highway between south and north during the revolutionary period. George Washington made eight known visits here between 1756 and 1793. Rich in Colonial History. — — Map (db m3059) HM |
| Near Washington Avenue (Maryland Route 213) north of Campus Avenue. |
| | Original benefactor 1782
Member, Visitors and
Governors, 1784–1789 — — Map (db m3055) HM |
| On Washington Avenue (Maryland Route 213) 0.1 miles south of North College Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
Benefactor of Washington College
Member of the
Board of Visitors and Governors
1784-1789
Honorary Degree Recipient 1789
A gift from the Class of 2000
in commemoration of the
Bicentennial of
George Washington's death . . . — — Map (db m138233) HM |
| On High Street 0.2 miles north of Cannon Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The Chestertown waterfront seems quiet today, but it was a flashpoint in the American colonists' struggle for liberty.
Kent County, long loyal to England, found its ancestral ties weakening with each new generation born on American soil. . . . — — Map (db m138241) HM |
| On Queen Street at Cannon Street, on the right when traveling east on Queen Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m3068) HM |
| On South Main Street (Maryland Route 313/290) at W. Cross Street (Maryland Route 213), on the left when traveling north on South Main Street. |
| | On this site stood the tavern erected by William Downs in 1763. Burned in 1893. George Washington stopped here in 1774 en route to and from the first Continental Congress. He traveled this road on his eight visits to Kent County. — — Map (db m155488) HM |
| 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 |
| On Sharp Street at Main Street (Maryland Route 445), on the right when traveling east on Sharp Street. |
| | Formerly known as Rock Hall Cross Roads. Main Street is part of first road cut in Kent County in 1675. George Washington passed here eight known times. Tench Tilghman used this route from Yorktown to Philadelphia in October 1781. — — Map (db m3075) HM |
| On Western Avenue east of Park Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1790, Congress authorized the establishment of a territory 10 miles square on the Potomac River to be the Capital of the United States. It was President Washington's recommendation to use land on both sides of the river. Surveyor Andrew Ellicott, . . . — — Map (db m154770) HM |
| On Darnestown Road (State Highway 28) 3 miles south of Martinsburg Road. |
| | Thomas Sprigg, Jr., patented in 1725 as "Woodstock" 1,102 acres here, inherited in 1782 by Sprigg's three granddaughters, Sophia, Rebecca, and Elizabeth. Sophia married John Francis Mercer (later Governor of Maryland, 1801-1803.) in 1794. Nearly . . . — — Map (db m151719) HM |
| On Old Baltimore Pike at Odell Road on Old Baltimore Pike. |
| | An important stopping place in colonial days. Mentioned by Washington, Lafayette and other noted men after the Revolution. Count de Rochambeau's troops camped here in June 1782 on the return march from the victory at Yorktown. — — Map (db m3574) HM |
| On Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 1) at Prince Georges Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Baltimore Avenue. |
| | President George Washington stopped there on July 19, August 7, and September 12, 1795. — — Map (db m355) HM |
| On Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 1) when traveling north. |
| | Around 1763, Jacob and Henrietta Wirt constructed a two story wooden tavern here. During the 18th century, taverns offered dinner, drink, and a comfortable bed to weary travelers. A decade later, Jacob died and left his property, including . . . — — Map (db m78189) HM |
| | Placed in 1791-1792, this is one of forty Aquia Creek sandstone markers outlining the original boundaries of the Federal District as commissioned by President Washington. In 1916, The District of Columbia Daughters of the American Revolution . . . — — Map (db m154783) HM |
| On Fort Washington Road 0.8 miles west of Old Fort Road, in the median. |
| |
Home of the Digges Family
(descendants of Edward Digges,
governor of Virginia, 1652–1668)
The most intimate friend of
George and Martha Washington
in Prince George’s County,
where they visited many times. . . . — — Map (db m3663) HM |
| On Broad Creek Church Road 0.1 miles south of Oxon Hill Road, on the right when traveling south. |
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(King George's Parish Established 1692)
Credible evidence and honest
tradition record that
Washington
attended services here on
numerous occasions. — — Map (db m3662) HM |
| On Largo Road (Route 202) 0.1 miles south of Kettering Drive, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Known as “Castle Magruder” where lived Rev. Jonathan Boucher, tutor to “Jackie” Custis.
George and Martha Washington,
Nelly and John Parke Custis, Benedict Calvert, and Robert Eden, last royal governor of . . . — — Map (db m3631) HM |
| On Oak Grove Road at Church Road, on the right when traveling west on Oak Grove Road. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m3670) HM |
| On Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge (Interstate 95) west of National Harbor Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. |
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Following the Revolutionary War, the task of locating the capital of the new nation fell to George Washington. He traveled widely investigating other options, such as Philadelphia and Trenton, but ultimately returned to familiar ground, a site on . . . — — Map (db m154018) HM |
| On Rosaryville Road 0.9 miles west of Crain Highway (U.S. 301), on the right when traveling west. |
| | 17th century hunting lodge of the Lords Baltimore, 9200 acres acquired in 1751 by the honorable Benedict Calvert, member of the council, son of Charles, Fifth Lord Baltimore. Here, with George Washington present, February 4, 1774, Benedict's . . . — — Map (db m3661) HM |
| On Laurel Bowie Road (Route 197) at Montpelier Drive, on the right when traveling south on Laurel Bowie Road. |
| | George Washington
stopped here
May 9 and September 21, 1787
on his way to and
returning from
the Constitutional
Convention. — — Map (db m128069) HM |
| Near Southern Avenue south of Wheeler Road, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing. |
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On March 30, 1791, a group of six men, bundled in great coats, could be seen riding on horseback over a "wilderness" on the Potomac River. The leader was George Washington, first President of the United States, who was to approve the site . . . — — Map (db m154948) HM |
| On Old Marlboro Pike (Maryland Route 725) 0.5 miles east of Woodyard Road (Maryland Route 223), on the left when traveling east. |
| | The home of Ignatius Digges whose daughter Mary, married Thomas Sim Lee, twice Governor of Maryland. Lee died here, 1819. General George Washington visited here four times and Martha Washington once. In the War of 1812 British officers stopped here . . . — — Map (db m62919) HM |
| On Old Marlboro Pike (Maryland Route 725) at Main Street (Maryland Route 725), on the left when traveling east on Old Marlboro Pike. |
| | George Washington
"lodged" here August 31, 1774, going to
First Continental Congress
May 4, 1775, on his way to
Second Continental Congress
where, on Jun 15, 1775, he was elected "General and Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the . . . — — Map (db m34330) HM |
| Near Maryland Route 333 at Oxford Cemetery Road. |
| | Who died April 15th 1786 in the 42d year of his age. Very much lamented. He took an early and active part in the great contest that secured the independence of the United States of America. He was an Aide-de-Camp to His Excellency General . . . — — Map (db m3172) HM |
| On South Potomac Street at West Memorial Boulevard, on the right when traveling south on South Potomac Street. |
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1774
On July 2, 800 citizens meet in Elizabeth Town and pledge to boycott British goods, especially tea. This is done to support the citizens of Boston because their port had been closed by Parliament.
1775
In August, a colonial . . . — — Map (db m146011) HM |
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