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The marker, which is decorated with an American flag, reads, "About one half mile above this point is the 'Great Crossings' of the Youghiogheny River, where George Washington crossed November 18th, 1753, when sent as envoy by Gov. Dinwiddie of Virginia to the French Commandant at Fort Le Boeuf.Washington, on his military expedition to the Ohio, encamped there with his forces, May 18th to 24th, 1754, and from that point explored the Youghiogheny.There, also, Major General Braddock, with his army, crossed June 24th, 1755, on his march against Fort Duquesne."
This photograph is of the unveiling of a boulder commemorating George Washington's visit to John Pierpont's home 148 years ago. In the photograph are the members of the Col. John Evans chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. All persons in the photo are unidentified.
Washington's office and bedroom on the Fairfax estate, Greenway Court in Clarke County, Va.
Residence of Colonel Evans, where the land commissioners met, one mile from Morgantown.  From a drawing by Miss Addie Ireland in 1900.  General Washington spent a night in this house in 1784.