Welcome to Washington Square

Founder William Penn had a plan for Philadelphia. He wanted a prosperous, bustling city with straight, orderly streets. He also set aside five squares, establishing parks for the public. Both ideas influenced the design of many later American towns and ...

Washington’s Southern Tour

On April 27, 1791, President George Washington spent the night nearby at the indigo plantation of Jeremiah Vereen. He wrote in his diary that he was “entertained (& very kindly) without being able to make compensation.” The next day Vereen ...

Washington County Veterans Memorial

Dedicated to the

honor and sacrifice

of our men and women

who served our Country

in all wars

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Let none forget

they gave their all

and faltered not

when came the call

Marker is at ...

The President's House - Washington and Adams

Presidents Washington and Adams lived and worked in a house on this site from 1790 to 1800. Here they established traditions and protocols that our presidents follow to this day.

The Washington Years

Washington moved into the President's House in ...

Sara Spencer Washington

A Virginia entrepreneur who headed north in 1911, opened Arctic Avenue Beauty Salon in Atlantic City. She expanded by teaching beauty culture door-to-door with products of the day, some self-styled. Madame Washington, as she would later be called, patented a ...

George Washington Bi-Centennial Tree

Planted April 27 1932

This tablet placed

Americanization Day

April 27 1934

By Halvarson-Bowers Aux' 187

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Marker can be reached from Minnehaha Avenue south of East Minnehaha Parkway, on the left when traveling south.

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Washington County Courthouse / Salem Downtown Historic District

Washington County Courthouse

County formed 1814 by General Assembly of Indiana Territory. Commissioners selected county seat and named it Salem. This third courthouse completed 1888 using locally quarried limestone. Designed in Richardsonian Romanesque Style by Harry P. McDonald, Louisville. Listed in ...

George Washington (Statue)

During the occupation of Columbia by Sherman's army February 17-19, 1865, soldiers brickbatted this statue and broke off the lower part of the walking cane.

Marker is on Gervais Street (U.S. 1 / 378) near Main Street, on the right when ...

Washington’s Route from Princeton to Morristown

By this route

Washington

with his army

retired to Morristown

after his victory

at Princeton

January – 1777

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Erected by the

D-A-R

Marker is at the intersection of Village Road and Dicksons Mill Road, in the median on Village Road.

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Washington’s Route from Princeton to Morristown

By this route

Washington

with his army

retired to Morristown

after his victory

at Princeton

January – 1777

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Erected by the

D-A-R

Marker is at the intersection of Glen Alpin Road and Lees Hill Road, in the median on Glen Alpin Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org