"Old Mr. Flints" home
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trainbug
N 39° 41.924 W 078° 12.342
17S E 739583 N 4398053
Old Mr. Flint's home visited by George Washington in August 1769.
Waymark Code: WM8Y7
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2006
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"Old Mr. Flint's" home where George Washington visited and had dinner in 1769. Mr. Flint was also an Indian trader. The original log structure, was known as "Flint's Chance, has been improved and enlarged by additions and is now a stately manor house owned by the Cohill Family. The home is open to the public as the "Cohill Manor Bed & Breakfast" President Franklin D. Roosevelt is reputed to have been a guest of the Cohill Family.
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County (required): Washington County
Location (required): On Md. 144 abt. 2 miles west of Hancock
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State Roads Commission
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