Lafayette's Encampment
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Navy72
N 38° 58.289 W 076° 29.124
18S E 371321 N 4314661
During the Revolutionary War, troops under command of Marquis de Lafayette encamped at this site enroute to Yorktown.
Waymark Code: WM15RR
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/24/2007
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Lafayette's Encampment
March - April 1781
During the Revolutionary War, 1200 continental light infantrymen under the command of the Marquis de Lafayett encamped on the rise behind this sign enroute to the decisive batle in Yorktown, VA. They arrived in Annapolis from Head of Elk by a flotilla of Maryland ships under the command of Commodore James Nicholson.
Marker Type (optional): ----
County (required): Anne Arundel County
Location (required): At the southwest corner of the Spa Creek bridge (Eastport side)
More info about the site/marker (optional):
This site is just across Spa Creek from historic downtown Annapolis. There are numberous waymarks in downtown Annapolis in the National Register of Historic Places category. The U.S. Naval Academy (also a Waymark) can be seen across the creek to the right.
Website for more info (optional): Not listed
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