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Historical Highway MarkersWashington’s 1791 Southern TourW-168
On the night of 9 June 1791, during his southern tour of the United States, Pres. George Washington stayed here at Jerdone Castle as the guest of Sarah Jerdone. Washington, then in his first term, understood his role as the singular unifying figure in the new nation. He resolved to visit each state to gauge public opinion, better understand regional differences, and bolster support for the federal government. He toured the South with a staff of eight men, riding on hazardous, poorly marked roads in a carriage pulled by four horses. Away from the nation's capital for 3.5 months, he covered nearly 1,900 miles and visited seven states, including Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia.
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References/Bibliographic Citation: George Washington Diary, Founders Online: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/01-06-02-0002-0005-0001 George Washington to John Adams, 17 May 1789: https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/99-02-02-0562 T. H. Breen, George Washington’s Journey: The President Forges a New Nation (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2015). Warren Bingham, George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2016). Archibald Henderson, Washington’s Southern Tour, 1791 (Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923.) https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/southern-tour https://www.americanheritage.com/george-washingtons-journey#2 https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-first-president/george-washingtons-1791-southern-tour/ Linda J. Sturtz, “Sarah Jerdone: Negotiating Revolution,” in Cynthia Kierner and Sandy Treadway, eds., Virginia Women: Their Lives and Times (Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2015), 95-113. |