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A New Nation's Capital. . Following the Revolutionary War, the task of locating the capital of the new nation fell to George Washington. He traveled widely investigating other options, such as Philadelphia and Trenton, but ultimately returned to f…
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The Alexandria Waterfront. . Public warehouses for the receiving and inspection of tobacco were built in 1730 near the foot of present day Oronoco Street, and became the core around which grew the port of Alexandria. The city was founded in 1749 a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2731_saint-monica_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Born 332 in Tagaste, North Africa;
Died 387 in Ostia near Rome
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"My reason for wanting to live a little longer was to seeyou a Catholic Christian before I died." ~ St. Monica
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Patroness of Mothers, Wives, Widows, Parents,
Difficu…
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Explosions at Fort Washington August 27, 1814, surprised British and Americans alike. A British squadron slowly making its way up the Potomac expected resistance from the well-positioned fort. Alexandrians, fearing they were next after Washington'…
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Living where the land meets the water gives us everything we need: shelter in the woods, food to eat, and clean water to drink. Our climate promises a good life for the 15 million people and the more than 3,000 types of plants and animals that liv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IJV_chapel-hill_Fort-Washington-MD.html
A post-Civil War African American farming community established on former plantation land. Named for the Digges family chapel. A Freedman's Bureau School established in 1868 and a meetinghouse of ca. 1880 became focal points of the community. A be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1ATE_fort-foote_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Follow this path to the earthworks of Forte Foote.
Fort Foot was named after Flag Officer Andrew Hull Foote, a Union naval hero mortally wounded at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, on February 14, 1862.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV2J_capital-guardian_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Coastal fortifications moved into the 20th century with the development of the Endicott System. At Fort Washington, eight reinforced concrete batteries were constructed near the old fort to mount modern artillery. Many support buildings were erect…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRQT_fort-foote_Fort-Washington-MD.html
High on a bluff, a hundred feet above the Potomac River, twelve heavy guns commanded the approach to the city. Smaller cannon were placed to protect Fort Foote from landward attack. Numerous buildings were constructed to house and support the larg…
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Friendly's first football coach 1971-1991. His teams won three Md. State championships and compiled a record of 166-46-1. Crawford was a "man for all seasons." Erected in gratitude by the Class of 1993 and Redskin Robert Green '88.