Fort Cumberland (1754-56), Cumberland, MD
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| Historic Old Fort Cumberland was erected in 1754 as a trading post by The Ohio Company and named in honor of the Duke of Cumberland, head of the English Army. From here George Washington at the head of the Virginia Militia joined General Edward Braddock at the head of British Regular troops and set out for Fort DuQuesne. In 1794 Washington again occupied this building at the Fort when as President he reviewed the troops sent to put down the Whiskey Rebellion in Pennsylvania. |
