Southwest Quadrant in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

William Clayborne Memorial

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 22, 2018

1. William Clayborne Memorial

Inscription. Artist David Hess created this transept of found and cast materials. His design is in recognition of William Clayborne, the colonial surveyor and is based upon the artist's personal research into tools of the surveying trade from that period.

Erected 2009 by Washington Real Estate Investment Trust.

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 38° 47.775′ N, 77° 2.989′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in the Southwest Quadrant. Marker is on South Columbus Street north of Green Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 819 South Columbus Street, Alexandria VA 22314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Freedmen’s Cemetery (about 600 feet away); Graves Under South Washington Street (about 600 feet away); Former USCT Burial Ground (about 600 feet away); First Catholic Church in Virginia (about 600 feet away); Welcome to Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial (about 700 feet away);

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Clovis Point (about 700 feet away); Corner of Building Erected in 1960 (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

More about this memorial. William Clayborne was a Colonial-era surveyor who settled several disputes between the colonies of Maryland and Virginia in the 17th century.

Also see . . . William Claiborne. Wikipedia article (Submitted on December 23, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 22, 2018

2. William Clayborne Memorial

William Claiborne image. Click for full size.

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3. William Claiborne

From John Esten Cooke, Clayborne, the Rebel in The Magazine of American History, Vol. X, No. 2, August 1883.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 23, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 221 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 23, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on October 25, 2020, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.