MD-002 Charles Friends Home

Marker text: CHARLES FRIEND'S HOME
George Washington stopped here Sept. 26, 1784 on his trip to determine a feasible passage between the Potomac and the Ohio for a canal or easy portage between these rivers as a passage to western territory.
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Location: MD Rt 39 (westbound) west of Old Crellin Road, Garrett County, Maryland

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