Last updated: July 21, 2026
Place
Riverside Park Plaque
Quick Facts
Location:
Riverside Park
Significance:
Marker placed in 1982 for 250th of Washington's birth.
Amenities
1 listed
Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits
In Riverside Park, on what was once part of Washington’s River Farm, is a plaque commemorating the 250th anniversary of George Washington’s birth. The plaque and 250 trees were donated by the people of Washington’s ancestral English town in 1982.
Full text of marker:
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington the citizens of the original Washington, Tyne and Wear, England present to the people of the United States 250 trees planted along the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
1732-1982
Full text of marker:
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of George Washington the citizens of the original Washington, Tyne and Wear, England present to the people of the United States 250 trees planted along the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
1732-1982