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MA, USA

Washington Elm Site

Monument

A monument marks the approximate location where George Washington took command of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775. The original elm tree, under which tradition says Washington stood, fell in 1923 after storm damage. Seedlings from the tree have been planted throughout the country.

Visiting Today

Address

Garden Street at Cambridge Common, Cambridge, MA

Admission

Free

Connected Events

Jul 1775
Washington Takes Command of Continental Army

George Washington, Artemas Ward, Martha Washington

Jul 1775
Siege of Boston Command Operations

George Washington, Charles Lee, Horatio Gates, Joseph Reed, Samuel Osgood, Martha Washington

Jul 1775
Longfellow House Becomes Washington's Headquarters

George Washington, Martha Washington, Joseph Reed

Aug 1775
Continental Army Supply Crisis

George Washington, Martha Washington

Oct 1775
Council of War Debates Attack on Boston

George Washington, Major General Nathanael Greene, Israel Putnam, Martha Washington

Nov 1775
Knox Proposes Fort Ticonderoga Artillery Mission

Henry Knox, George Washington, Martha Washington

Dec 1775
Martha Washington Arrives at Headquarters

Martha Washington, George Washington

Dec 1775
Enlistment Crisis and Army Reorganization

George Washington, Martha Washington