Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . came to my house and remained all night. Aug. 31, these gentlemen dinedhere, after which Col. Pendleton, Mr. Henry and myself set out on our journey forPhiladelphia. They crossed the Potomac by Clifton ferry five miles below Alexan-dria into Prince George county, Maryland and reached Upper Marlboro for supper andlodging. Sept. ist, breakfasted at Queen Anns ten miles further and dined at Annap-olis. Crossed the head of the
Some old historic landmarks of Virginia and Maryland, described in a hand-book for the tourist over the Washington, Alexandria and Mount Vernon electric railway . came to my house and remained all night. Aug. 31, these gentlemen dinedhere, after which Col. Pendleton, Mr. Henry and myself set out on our journey forPhiladelphia. They crossed the Potomac by Clifton ferry five miles below Alexan-dria into Prince George county, Maryland and reached Upper Marlboro for supper andlodging. Sept. ist, breakfasted at Queen Anns ten miles further and dined at Annap-olis. Crossed the head of the Bay to Rock Hall in Kent county by the packet we supped and lodged. Sept. 2nd, dined at Rock Hall and thirteen milesfurther on in the journey supped and lodged at Newtown on Chester river. , breakfasted at Downs (now Galena) sixteen miles beyond. Dined at Buck tavernten miles further. Lodged at New Castle eighteen miles. Breakfasted at ChristinaFerry eight miles. Dined at Chester twelve miles. Fifteen miles beyond, after sup-ping at the New Tavern in Philadelphia lodged at Dr. Shippens, in all one hundredand fifty-one miles in five CLIFTON FERRY. Down this highway in 1781 came the forces of General Green going to the Carnli-nas, and the armies of Washington, Lafayette, and AVayne going to Yorktown. ByWashingtons orders at the time the local militia was summoned to repair all the waysover which the troops, the beef cattle, the baggage wagons and artillery were to passthrough the several counties of Virginia ; and the planters all along were requested byhim as a particular mark of respect to assist the ofificers from point to point in theircarriages. The National Capital was then but a straggling settlement with its few buildings inthe midst of forests and swamps, with difficult approaches to it from every side. TheLong Bridge had not been built and the only ferry to the Virginia Shore was that toAnalostan Island, from Georgetown. The only traces of this
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