Historical Marker

Charles Friend's Home

MD 39 (north side), east of Old Crellen Road, 2.1 miles west of US 219 · Oakland (vicinity) · Garrett

Maryland marker

Inscription

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 the western territory State Roads Commission

Location

AddressMD 39 (north side), east of Old Crellen Road, 2.1 miles west of US 219
CityOakland (vicinity)
CountyGarrett

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