Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
A World War I Shipyard Transforms Jones Point
From Shoals to Ships
— 1918-1921 —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 22, 2018
1. A World War I Shipyard Transforms Jones Point Marker
Inscription.
A World War I Shipyard Transforms Jones Point. From Shoals to Ships. During World War I (1914-1918), the U.S. government targeted Jones Point as the site for a private shipyard, one of 111 built to aid the war effort. The Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation yard, constructed just before war's end, was designed to build standardized steel cargo ships. The shipyard included two craneways servicing four shipways, Shipway #1 is before you, a 215' x 450' fabricating shop with upper mold loft, blacksmith shop, boiler shop, an extensive network of rail lines, an 850'-long fitting-out dock, an administration building; and a nearby commissary and restaurant with seating capacity for 2,500., [Captions:] , 1. Delivery of parts from Frabricating Shop to Shipways , 2. Erecting the keel and hull , 3. Framing the vessel , 4. Ship launch to Fitting-out Dock , Look on-site for remnants of the shipway.
During World War I (1914-1918), the U.S. government targeted Jones Point as the site for a private shipyard, one of 111 built to aid the war effort. The Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation yard, constructed just before war's end, was designed to build standardized steel cargo ships. The shipyard included two craneways servicing four shipways—Shipway #1 is before you—a 215' x 450' fabricating shop with upper mold loft, blacksmith shop, boiler shop, an extensive network of rail lines, an 850'-long fitting-out dock, an administration building; and a nearby commissary and restaurant with seating capacity for 2,500.
[Captions:]
1. Delivery of parts from Frabricating Shop to Shipways
2. Erecting the keel and hull
3. Framing the vessel
4. Ship launch to Fitting-out Dock
Look on-site for remnants of the shipway.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Location. 38° 47.54′ N, 77° 2.479′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Old Town. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Jones Point Drive, Alexandria VA 22314, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 22, 2018
2. A World War I Shipyard Transforms Jones Point Marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 22, 2018
3. Map of the site at the base of the marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 574 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on December 24, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
