Marlborough
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Marlborough (County Seat of Prince George's since 1721) George Washington "lodged" here August 31, 1774, going to first Continental Congress May 4, 1775, on his way to Second Continental Congress where on June 15, 1775, he was elected "General and Commander-in-Chief of the army of the united colonies.
" His first visit here was as colonel of Virginia militia in 1756 and his last as President of the United States in 1793. George Washington Bi-Centennial, 1932
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