Our Monumental Achievements:

General Washington Plaque at Ft. McHenry

Location:

Fort McHenry

2400 East Fort Avenue

Baltimore, MD United States 21230

39° 15' 47.8728" N, 76° 34' 47.7228" W

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Inscription:

This tree dedicated to

George Washington

President of the United States 1789 - 1797

Whose order in 1794 to prepare for another war against Great Britain encouraged the people of Baltimore to build this fort as a defense of their city

Planted and marked by

Maryland Society

Sons of the American Revolution

September 12, 1932

Erected By:

Maryland Society, Sons of the American Revolution

Original Source(s):

From the collection of Christos Christou

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