Virginia and Maryland
Fort Myer, Virginia – The principal military post near Washington. Giesborough Point on Potomac – In the early days land fronting on either bank of the Eastern Branch was considered very valuable. Giesborough Manor occupied the land opposite Greenleaf Point, now Arsenal Point. This old manor house was noted for its hospitality, and was Standing until 1888 when the central portion was destroyed by fire. Large brick house just below Giesborough on river bank was built by Ignatius Fenwick Young. Marshall Hall, on East bank of Potomac – Built in 1700 by Joshua Marshall. Home of Thomas Marshall, Surgeon General during the Revolutionary War; also served in the War of 1812, where he lost his eye-sight. Fort Washington, Maryland – On the Potomac River, opposite Mt. Vernon at Digges Point. Formerly called Fort Warburton. In 1808 this point, a fortified place of defense, with garrison of 120 men. Fortifications blown up and abandoned in advance of British on Capital in 1814. Major L’Enfant put in charge of reconstruction in 1815. Broad Creek Church (St. John’s) – Situated 6 miles south of Congress Heights, in Prince George’s County, Md., near Indian Queen Point on the Potomac. Pulpit installed here in 1915 by D. C, D. A. R. Bladensburg, Md. – Four miles northeast of Washington, on the Baltimore Turnpike. In the early days the Eastern Branch of the Potomac was...
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