George Washington "Trip to Ohio"
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Daughters of the American Revolution, Tablet of Col. George Washington's "trip to Ohio" Marks his first landing in the Northwest Territory.
Waymark Code: WM11723
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2019
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THIS TABLET HAS BEEN PLACED BY
THE OHIO
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
TO COMMEMORATE THE
The Tablet states:
BICENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY
OF THE BIRTH OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON
FEBRUARY 22, 1732
COL. GEORGE WASHINGTON AND HIS SURVIVING PARTY,
AFTER HIDING A BARREL OF FOOD ON BABB'S ISLAND,
CAMPED NEAR THIS SITE. OCTOBER 21, 1770
THIS ENCAMPMENT WAS MADE DURING HIS "TRIP TO THE OHIO"
TO LOOK AFTER LANDS GRANTED TO THE SOLDIERS WHO SERVED
IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, AND MARKS HIS FIRST LANDING IN THE GREAT NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
Location:
422 Broadway Street
East Liverpool, Ohio Unites States of America ( U.S.A. )
43920
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