Shaded Reprieve Star-Spangled Banner Historic Trail - Upper Marlboro MD
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 43.896 W 076° 43.127
18S E 350601 N 4288394
Well-shaded Fenno Road provided relief for sweltering British soldiers marching from Benedict.
Waymark Code: WM127BC
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 03/19/2020
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Shaded Reprieve Star-Spangled Banner Historic Trail-Well-shaded Fenno Road provided relief for sweltering British soldiers marching from Benedict. On August 22, 1814, their fourth day of travel, they set out from Nottingham along the road that has existed since at least 1729. Vestiges of the sunken road still resemble the wooded sections of the British invasion route.
“The road...we travelled...was remarkably good... Running through the heart of a thick forest, it was...sheltered from the rays of the sun...which, in a climate like this, is of no slight" – British Lt. George Robert Gleig
Who put it there? Private/Government?: National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior.
Location/Address:
Fenno Road
On the entrance road to Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary.
Upper Marlboro, MD USA
20772
County/Province: Prince George's County
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Photos Will Be Uploaded: yes
Date Erected/Dedicated: Not listed
Website (related) if available: Not listed
Hours or Restrictions if Appropiate: Not listed
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