Carter County / Washington County

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Established 1796 named in honor of

Landon Carter

Treasurer of Washington and Hamilton Districts. Speaker of the first State of Franklin Senate, later its Secretary of State, also Lieutenant Colonel of the Washington District Militia.

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Established 1777 named in honor

George Washington

Colonel in the ...

George Washington Tree

This tree planted in

memory of

George Washington

by the

Chinkchewunska Chapter D.A.R.

1932

Marker is at the intersection of Church Street and Main Street (U.S. 206), on the left when traveling west on Church Street.

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George Washington Encampment

1779 – 1912

In this field, General George Washington encamped for a night on a march from Newburg to Morristown in 1779 to meet General Lafayette.

With him was an aide, Lieutenant John Kays of Sussex County, a soldier of the American ...

George Washington Memorial Monument

On November 20th 1776, General George Washington and part of the Continental Army on their march from Fort Lee to Trenton passed this way.

Erected July 4th, 1915

Marker is at the intersection of Fort Lee Road and Leonia Avenue, ...

Washington’s Southern Tour

President Washington, on April 27, 1791, was a guest at the home of William Gause, Jr., which stood four miles north.

Marker is at the intersection of Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) and Ocean Isles Beach Road, on the right when traveling ...

Washington’s Southern Tour

President Washington was a visitor in the town of Halifax, on April 16-17, 1791.

Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 301 and South King Street (Business U.S. 301), on the left when traveling south on U.S. 301.

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George Washington

Near here at the David Reed home, Washington met Sept. 20, 1784, with 13 Covenanter squatters on his tract of 2613 acres. Failure to fix terms of purchase forced him to bring suit at Washington to eject the illegal tenants.

Washington’s Southern Tour

Traveling from Savannah to Augusta on his Southern tour of 1791, President George Washington stopped in Waynesboro on May 17. Departing from Savannah two days earlier, Washington lodged at "one Spencers " in Effingham County, fifteen miles north of Nathanael ...

Washington's Route

President Washington passed here early on the morning of Tuesday, May 17th, 1791, enroute to the home of William Skinner with whom he had breakfast. The Skinner home, still standing (1953), is about 5 miles northwest. President Washington spent the ...

Washington Rock

Washington Rock State Park

You are standing on a rocky outcrop that was a strategic lookout for General George Washington during the Revolutionary War. At that time, the land was mostly fields and meadows offering a clear view for 30 miles. ...