Maryland, Prince George's County, Upper Marlboro
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Well-shaded Fenno Road provided relief for sweltering British soldiers marching from Benedict. On August 22, 1814, their fourth day of travel, they set out from Nottingham along the road that has existed since at least 1729.
Well-shaded Fenno Road provided relief for sweltering British soldiers marching from Benedict. On August 22, 1814, their fourth day of travel, they set out from Nottingham along the road that has existed since at least 1729.Vestiges of the sunken road still resemble the wooded sections of the British invasion route.
Heavy Loads
Marchers fell behind from fatigue. Wearing woolen uniforms, carrying arms and ammunition, each also carried “a knapsack, containing shirts, shoes, stockings, &c, a blanket, a haversack, with provisions for three days, and a canteen or wooden keg filled with water.
“The road...we travelled...was remarkably good... Running through the heart of a thick forest, it was...sheltered from the rays of the sun...which, in a climate like this, is of no slight importance.”
– British Lt. George Robert Gleig
(War of 1812) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.