"Melwood Park"

"Melwood Park" (HM16QR)

Location: Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 Prince George's County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 48.709', W 76° 49.008'

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Patented 1672

The home of Ignatius Digges whose daughter Mary, married Thomas Sim Lee, twice Governor of Maryland. Lee died here, 1819. General George Washington visited here four times and Martha Washington once. In the War of 1812 British officers stopped here briefly.
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HM NumberHM16QR
Series This marker is part of the George Washington Slept Here series
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Placed ByMaryland Historical Society
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Date Added Saturday, September 6th, 2014 at 1:07am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 342258 N 4297461
Decimal Degrees38.81181667, -76.81680000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 48.709', W 76° 49.008'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 48' 42.54" N, 76° 49' 0.48" W
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Area Code(s)301, 202, 410
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 10644-10908 Old Marlboro Pike, Upper Marlboro MD 20772, US
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