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Washington County Jail
The first building used as the Washington Country Jail was...
Washington’s Headquarters
For six months this quiet path was a congested thoroughfar...
George Washington
“First in war - first in peace, and first in the hea...
Minnesota Territory 1849 – 1858 / Washington County Takes Shape
Minnesota Territory 1849 – 1858
On March 3, 1849, d...
George Washington Bicentennial Marker
This elm has watched the growth of "Baltimore Towne" for o...
Washington County Courthouse
The first courthouse was located at Lee's Mill, Roper 1801...
Washington's Crossing of Delaware
To commemorate the crossing of the Delaware River at this ...
Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
Washington – Rochambeau Revolutionary Route
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John Washington House
In 1664, John Washington, the great-grandfather of George ...
Washington’s Headquarters
(The Benjamin Ring House)
On the eve of the Battle o...
Results for Washington
Washington County Jail
The first building used as the Washington Country Jail was a log house at 26-28 E. Franklin Street in Hagerstown. In 1818, the state legislature authorized the county to spend $12,000 to build a new jail.
The new jail was built ...
Washington’s Headquarters
For six months this quiet path was a congested thoroughfare. Express riders from Congress, civilians requesting passes, guards posted around the house, couriers rushing out with new orders, foreign officers seeking employment, continually jammed this road during the encampment.
At the ...
George Washington
“First in war - first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen.”
This tablet marks the building used by President George Washington as his headquarters October 19 and 20, 1794, when he was in Bedford, in charge ...
Minnesota Territory 1849 – 1858 / Washington County Takes Shape
Minnesota Territory 1849 – 1858
On March 3, 1849, during his last hours in office, President James K. Polk signed a bill adding a new name to the American political landscape – Minnesota Territory. A vast land, it stretched from ...
George Washington Bicentennial Marker
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, erecting ...
Washington County Courthouse
The first courthouse was located at Lee's Mill, Roper 1801. Moved to Plymouth 1823. It was destroyed by fire three times, 1860-1862-1881. Present courthouse built 1918.
Marker is on Adams Street north of East Main Street, on the right when ...
Washington's Crossing of Delaware
To commemorate the crossing of the Delaware River at this point by General George Washington and the Continental Troops, Christmas Night, 1776, and the splendid victory at Trenton.
Committee
John D. James, President
Russell W. Knight, Secretary
Jesse C. Everitt, ...
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 in the War for Independence. ...
John Washington House
In 1664, John Washington, the great-grandfather of George Washington, built a small house on this site. From these modest beginnings, a powerful and prominent Virginia family would arise.
During his thirteen years here, John Washington attended to his farm, his ...
Washington’s Headquarters
(The Benjamin Ring House)
On the eve of the Battle of Brandywine Washington established his headquarters in the farmhouse of Benjamin Ring, a Quaker farmer and miller. The house stood within easy access of Chadds Ford where the British were expected ...
