Historical Marker

Springfield Farm

MD 11 (Potomac Street) at Springfield Lane · Williamsport · Washington

Maryland marker

Inscription

Springfield Farm (circa 1755) Home of Brig. Gen. Otho Holland Williams. Revolutionary War hero and founder, 1786, of Williamsport, and Col. Elie Williams, President of commission to lay out National Road and chief surveyor Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. President George Washington dined here October 20, 1790, while considering Williamsport as possible site of Federal Capital.

Maryland Historical Society

Location

AddressMD 11 (Potomac Street) at Springfield Lane
CityWilliamsport
CountyWashington
StateMaryland
Coordinates39.602192, -77.813175

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