Col. John Fitzgerald (Historical Marker)

Here follows the inscription written on this roadside historical marker:

Here stood the home of Col. John Fitzgerald favorite aide-de-camp and bosom friend of Washington

Erected by Col. John Fitzgerald Chapter, New Jersey Catholic Historical Society.

The Mount Vernon Ladies Association website says "Born in Ireland and described as “bred to trade,” John Fitzgerald immigrated to Virginia by 1773 and established himself in Alexandria as a merchant, gaining in that town the friendship of George Washington."