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Lafayette's Encampment MD29 |
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 Picture courtesy of Captain Salem Avery House Museum
March-April 1781 During the revolutionary war, 1200 continental light infantrymen under the command of the Marquis De Lafayette encamped on the rise behind this sign en route to the decisive battle in Yorktown, VA. They arrived in Annapolis from head of elk by a flotilla of Maryland ships under the command of Commodore James Nicholson.
Eastport Historical Committee
Maryland Historical Trust
Annapolis (Eastport): south side of 6th Street at Spa Creek Bridge Allegany County Maryland.
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