Washington-Rochambeau Route Alexandria Encampment (Historical Marker)

Here follows the inscription written on this roadside historical marker:

Washington-Rochambeau Route
Alexandria Encampment

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 traln 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.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number E-106.)