MILITARY · HISTORICAL MARKER

"Prato Rio"

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Prato Rio was the home of General Charles Lee, built on land bought in 1774. Lee, a colonel in the British army, resigned his commission and joined the colonists after the Battle of Lexington. On this estate, the U.S. Government maintains a fish hatchery.
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