Near The National Road In Pennsylvania

Present-Day Nature In The Vicinity Of Washington, Pennsylvania

"William Darby, Esq., in the year 1845, and then in the 71st year of his age, in speaking of Bassettown (now Washington), said: In the fall of 1782, the site where Washington now stands was a vast thicket of black and red hawthorn, wild plums, hazel bushes, shrub oaks, and briers; often I have picked hazel-nuts where the court-house now stands." (Page 124)

Taverns Lined The National Road. (From Signage At Fort Necessity NPS)

"...we may now state that the borough of Washington is situated near the centre of Washington County, on the National road...".