George Washington Slept Here
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Until the coming of the railroads in the 19th century, the Rappahannock River town of Port Royal was the commercial center of what is now Caroline County, Virginia. Like many ports, it was a raucous place and boasted a disproportionate number of taverns, am…
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The game is yet in our own hands; to play it well is all we have to do - nothing but harmony, honesty, industry and frugality are necessary to make us a great and happy people.
George Washington
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George Washington acquired Mount Vernon in 1754. Over a period of 30 years, he transformed the simple farmhouse into a mansion embellished with rusticated wood siding, a cupola, and a portico overlooking the Potomac River. Every aspect of the estate—i…
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George Washington's diary (while he visited Berkley Springs in 1769) states: "Aug. 30 Old Mr. Flint dined with us" and on Sept. 4: "Rid to the Potomac where my horses were. From thence to Mr. Flint's and to the Pennsylvania Line, and returned to dinner."
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First section built about 1733. Washington stayed here, July, 1777, and June 1778, prior to battles of Germantown and Monmouth.
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM16GG_cranetown_Montclair-NJ.html
Colonial hamlet, namedfor the Crane family, inwhose home Washingtonstayed in October, 1780.Became Montclair in 1870's.
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On April 22, 1789, George Washingtonstayed the night at this Tavernon his way from Mount Vernon, Virginia,to New York City for his inauguration asthe first President of the United States.
Circa 1740
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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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The original building in which George Washington lodged in October, 1794, while engaged in quelling the Whiskey Rebellion is standing just west within view of this point.
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President Washington spent the night, Apr. 19, 1791, at Shadrack Allen's Inn, which was 7 mi. E.