Washington Rock

From this rock

General George Washington

watched the movements of

the British forces

during the anxious months

of May and June 1777.

Erected by the Continental Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution

- and the people of -

Plainfield and North Plainfield

1912

“Lest We Forget”

Marker ...

Washington Camp Ground

Dedicated a historic site in 1889 by citizens of the community to memorialize the encampment of Washington’s Army in 1777 and from Nov. 1778 to June 1779.

The Middlebrook encampment in New Jersey entered the National Register of Historic Places July ...

Washington Monument

The Washington Monument, constructed between 1815 and 1829, was the nation's first formal tribute to the leader of the United States. Following the custom of the day, the design was chosen in a competiton and the cost defrayed by a ...

Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route

Waterbury, Middlebury, Southbury

French General Jean Baptiste Donation 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 ...

George Washington Glasscock, Sr.

In Memory of

George Washington Glasscock, Sr.

For whom

the city of Georgetown and

the County

of Glasscock, Texas are named.

Born in Kentucky April 11, 1810.

Participated in the Black Hawk War, 1832

Came to Texas in 1834 and

fought for its independence from Mexico

1835-1836

Surveyor, soldier, legislator

helped to ...

Washington Presbyterian Church

The Presbyterian Church at Washington was organized in 1790, under the Presbytery of South Carolina, with the Rev. John Springer as first pastor. Services were held in private homes, in the Court House, the Academy, and in the Methodist Church, ...

General George Washington

To Honor The Memory

of

General

George Washington

Guest of Our City

1791

Placed By

Elizabeth Washington

Chapter

D.A.R.

1932

Marker is at the intersection of Greene St and 6th St, on the left when traveling west on Greene St.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Defenses of Washington

At the start of the Civil War, Washington was protected by only one fort, Fort Washington guarding the Potomac River approach. The capital city was uncomfortably close to Confederate forces operating in Northern Virginia.

by 1864, a system of earthen fortifications ...

64 Washington Street

ACCORD Freedom Trail

64 Washington Street was the Florida State Headquarters of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during and after the civil rights demonstrations of 1964. SCLC was founded in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. after the successful ...

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. ...