Front:
MORGANTOWN-ON-THE-POTOMAC
ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS CEDAR POINT
February, 1766, Wash-
ington's s c ho oner ran
aground off this Point.
From his diary of August
25, 1768–"Hauling seine
upon the bar off Cedar
Point for sheep's head but
catched none."
Washington records
many crossings of the Poto-
mac at the Ferry just above
here. This was his favorite
route between Mount Vern-
on and the Wakefield-Fred-
ericksburg
Williamsburg
Section.
BI-CENTENNIAL MARKER DEDICATION JULY 26, 1932
Back:
134490
DESTAUL
YTHS
Ф place. It
RINGTON
1789
is on a
out into the Potamac
JUL 14
7PM
6.5
way
CEN
оооооо
Dora Morgantaron. Wayside, Ma.
Dear
You ought to sea STOM
long point
beautiful and always a breeze 1938
water bathing and the nicest pecomodations
good home cooking. Do bome down
bring all the folks for a picnic Miss Dora Mathews
can fish and the kids will
have a great time. And by the
si chapelgate Lane
spend
here, but he used to fish right off
this point. It was called bedar
Poiret in those days.
Lots of
Jone Hans
How is my bid getting alone?
Dad
the wa
way,
didn't
right
W.
Ten Hills
Baltimore
mo
Love
Ps.
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