the site chosen for the american “delamere” was at the devil's backbone on antietam creek, adjacent to the old main road from maryland's eastern counties to the frontier in the potomac highlands. it was at the devil's backbone that general edward braddock's army forded the antietam on its way to oppose french occupation of the english frontier. here booth built his home and a mill. two years before his death, the taxable land was documented at 1700 acres. he reopened the school, drawing as his clients robert morris, edward shippen, benedict arnold (sons benjamin, aged 10, and richard, aged 11), charles lee, and hannah washington (george's sister) (who enrolled her son, bushrod washington. needwood school in frederick, county included fencing and dancing among its curricula.