Marlborough
(County seat of Prince George's County since 1721)
George Washington "lodged" here August 31, 1774, going to First Continental Congress. On May 4, 1775, on his way to Second Continental Congress where, on Jun 15, 1775, he was elected "General and Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the United Colonies." His first visit here was as colonel of Virginia militia in 1756 and his last as President of the United States in 1793.
Marker is at the intersection of Old Marlboro Pike (Maryland Route 725) and Main Street (Maryland Route 725), on the left when traveling east on Old Marlboro Pike.
Courtesy hmdb.org
