Shaded Reprieve

Well-shaded Fenno Road provided relief for sweltering British soldiers marching from Benedict. On August 22, 1814, the fourth day of their travel, they set out from Nottingham along the road, which had existed since at least 1729. Vestiges of the sunken road still resemble the wooded sections of the British invasion route. British Lt. George Robert Gleig recalled that the road they traveled was remarkably good, running through the heart of a thick forest and sheltered from the rays of the sun, which in such a climate was of no slight importance.

Croom, Maryland · United States