George Washington Passed Through Here - Agawam, MA - Massachusetts Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

A monument with a bronze plaque attached to a granite base commemorates the journey of George Washington through Agawam in 1775. The plaque is inscribed:

JUNE 30, 1775
GEORGE WASHINGTON
PASSED IN SADDLE
FROM PHILADELPHIA
TO CAMBRIDGE
TO TAKE CHARGE OF
THE AMERICAN FORCES

ERECTED BY MERCY
WARREN CHAPTER D.A.R.
MAY 8, 1915

{INSIGNIA OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION}

Washington traveled on horseback along Main Street in Agawam, MA on June 30, 1775 while en-route to Cambridge to take command of the Continental Army. The journey took Washington from Philadelphia, up the Connecticut River Valley, through Hartford, CT, and into Massachusetts before fording the Westfield River in Agawam and the taking the ferry across Connecticut River in West Springfield. He continued on to Cambridge, MA via the Boston Post Road to take command of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775.

Agency Responsible for Placement: Daughters of the American Revolution Year Placed: 1915 County: Hampden City/Town Name: Agawam Relevant Web Site: [Web Link] Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed

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