Bicentennial Washington

In Honor Of

The Bicentennial of the Death of

George Washington

Who Visited the Nearby Madam Brett Homestead

During The American Revolution

Erected 1999

By Members and Friends of

Melzingah Chapter, NSDAR

[ rear plaque ]

Bicentennial Washington

by Avard T. Fairbanks, Ph. D. (1987-1987)

Created for the nation's bicentennial ...

George Washington House

(Circa 1752)

The George Washington House, often referred to as the Indian Queen Tavern, was built by tavern keeper Jacob Wirt. Prior to the Revolution, when Bladensburg was a thriving port town, this building was rented out to Cunningham and Company, ...

Washington’s Mother

At Sandy Point, seven and a half miles east, Mary Ball, Washington’s Mother, spent her youth in the home of her guardian, George Eskridge. There she was married to Augustine Washington, March, 1731. She is supposed to have named her ...

George Washington Junior High School

The George Washington Junior High School was formerly located on this site. Along with the local Woodrow Wilson Junior High School, located in the Hyde Park neighborhood, the George Washington Junior High School was among the first junior high schools ...

Washington (La.) Artillery

Anderson's Brigade - Ruggles Division

C.S.

Army of the Mississippi.

Washington (La.) Artillery,

Anderson's (2d) Brigade, Ruggles' (1st) Division,

Bragg's Corps.

This battery was engaged here April 7, 1862. Three of its guns were captured at 11 a.m., but were soon after recovered. The battery was ...

Gaithersburg Washington Grove Volunteer Fire Department

The completion of the railroad in the 1870's brought increasing prosperity to Gaithersburg. As the town grew so did the need for protection from the ever present dangers of fire. In September of 1892, a committee of volunteers formed the ...

The Battle That Saved Washington

The Battle of Monocacy took place on July 9, 1864, in the valley before you. The battle pitted North against South, and Washington, D.C., was the prize.

Richmond and Petersburg were endangered, but the Southern leader, General Robert E. Lee had ...

Washington

Marker is on Washington Road, on the left when traveling west.

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Washington and Lee University

has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935

this site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating or illustrating

the history of the United States.

U. S. Department of the ...

George Washington Kneeling in Prayer

George Washington

Kneeling in Prayer

by

Donald DeLue

Erected in Commemoration

of the

Fiftieth Anniversary

of the

George Washington

Memorial Park

Cemetery Association

1939 - 1989

Marker is at the intersection of Paramus Road and West Century Road, on the right when traveling north on Paramus Road.

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