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Washington-Rochambeau Route-- Alexandria Encampment
N Washington StAlexandria, Fairfax,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 48' 34.733412",
-77° 2' 44.687328"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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Most of the American and French armies set sail from three ports in Maryland--Annapolis, Baltimore, and Head of Elk--in mid-Sept. 1781 to besiege the British army in Yorktown. The allied supply-wagon train proceeded overland to Yorktown, its itinerary divided into segments called Marches. Its Fourth March was from Georgetown to Alexandria; the wagons took two days, 24-25 Sept., to cross the Potomac and reunite in Virginia. The Alexandria camp was roughly a half-mile in area, located north of Oronoco Street and bisected by Washington Street. The train left Alexandria on 26 Sept.
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Washington-Rochambeau Route-- Alexandria Encampment Historical Marker Location Map, Fairfax, Virginia Map
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