Places
| Place Name | County | State | Country | Place Type | |
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| Cacapon River, (Va., now W.Va.) | Hampshire County (Va., now W.Va.) | West Virginia | United States | River/Creek/Stream | |
| Cameron, Virginia | Fairfax County (Va.) | Virginia | United States | Neighborhood |
Cameron was the name of the settlement or neighborhood which began at the junction of several major roads leading into Alexandria, between one and two miles west of town, and thence extending ... Read More |
| Carlisle, Pennsylvania | Cumberland County (Pa.) | Pennsylvania | United States | City/Town | |
| Caroline County, Virginia | Caroline County (Va.) | Virginia | United States | County | |
| Carrol's | United States | Tavern/Ordinary | |||
| Castle William (Fort Adams; Fort Independence), Massachusetts | Suffolk County (Mass.) | Massachusetts | United States | Fort |
Castle William was an island fortress in Boston Harbor. It was located on Castle Island that lay a short distance off Dorchester Point at the eastern end of Dorchester Neck. Castle William became ... Read More |
| Cedar Point, Maryland | Maryland | United States | |||
| Charles County, Maryland | Charles County (Md.) | Maryland | United States | County | |
| Charlestown, Maryland | Cecil County (Md.) | Maryland | United States | City/Town |
Charlestown, Md., originally a port on the Northeast River, was the county seat of Cecil County, Md., until 1786, when the courthouse was moved to Elkton (Head of Elk). GW had breakfast there on ... Read More |
| Chester, Pennsylvania | Delaware County (Pa.) | Pennsylvania | United States | City/Town |
Chester, Pennsylvania is at the point where Chester Creek flows into the Delaware River, about three miles above Marcus Hook, and about fourteen miles below Philadelphia. |
| Chew's tavern (Alexandria, Va.) | Fairfax County (Va.) | Virginia | United States | Tavern/Ordinary |
John and Mercy Chew kept a tavern in Alexandria; GW’s “Club” was the total charges for his entertainment at the tavern. |
| Chiswell's ordinary (New Kent County, Va.) | New Kent County (Va.) | Virginia | United States | Tavern/Ordinary |
Chiswell’s ordinary was on the road in New Kent County, about fifteen [183] miles from Williamsburg and less than that from the residence of Martha Custis at the White House plantation on the ... Read More |
| City Tavern (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Pennsylvania | United States | Tavern/Ordinary |
The City Tavern, which Daniel Smith opened in 1774, was a popular place for members of Congress to meet and dine after their sessions. Standing on the west side of Second Street above Walnut, it ... Read More |
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| Colchester, Virginia | Fairfax County (Va.) | Virginia | United States | City/Town |
Located on Occoquan Creek, Colchester was a settlement of Scottish merchants approximately eight miles from Mount Vernon. |
| Coleman's ordinary (Loudoun County, Va.) | Loudoun County (Va.) | Virginia | United States | Tavern/Ordinary |
Richard Coleman and his son John ran an ordinary on the Leesburg road at Sugar Land Run. |
| Coleman's tavern (Caroline County, Va.) | Caroline County (Va.) | Virginia | United States | Tavern/Ordinary |
Coleman’s tavern was at Caroline Court House, just off the main road and halfway between Fredericksburg and Todd’s Bridge. The tavern was owned by Francis Coleman ( ... Read More |
| College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.) | New Jersey | United States | College/University |
The College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) was founded in 1746, and had as its main objective to train ministers. John Witherspoon, whom GW had known since before the Revolution, served ... Read More |
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| Combs's ordinary (Frederick County, Va.) | Frederick County (Va.) | Virginia | United States | Tavern/Ordinary |
Joseph Combs operated a ferry across the Shenandoah River in Frederick County, and in 1759 he received a license to have an ordinary at his ferry landing. |
| Corotoman (plantation; Lancaster County, Va.) | Lancaster County (Va.) | Virginia | United States | Estate/Farm/Plantation/Residence |
Corotoman was a plantation on the Rappahannock River in the Northern Neck. Charles Carter (1732–1806) inherited both the Corotoman plantation and Shirley plantation on the James River. |