Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Deputy Sheriff George A. Malcolm

December 27, 2016

1. Deputy Sheriff George A. Malcolm Marker

Inscription. In this vicinity, on Thursday, 6 April 1905, Deputy Sheriff George A. Malcolm was shot while attempting to arrest a man who had been harassing students at the Lorton Valley School. He died the following day at the Emergency Hospital in Washington, DC. Malcolm had been a sworn deputy sheriff for ten months. He also served as a teacher at the Lorton Valley School and as Deputy Treasurer of the Mount Vernon and Lee Districts. He is interred at Pohick Church Cemetery. He was the first known Fairfax County law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty.

Erected 2014 by The Fairfax County History Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Law Enforcement. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Fairfax County History Commission series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 6, 1905.

Location. 38° 42.137′ N, 77° 13.286′ W. Marker is in Lorton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It is on Lorton Market Street (Virginia Route 600) south of Lorton Road ( Route 642), on the left when traveling south. The marker is located in the Lorton Station Marketplace. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9409 Lorton Market Street, Lorton VA 22079, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joseph W. Jordan (approx. 0.7 miles away); Noman Monroe Cole, Jr. (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lorton Station (approx. 0.8 miles away); Evolution of a Landscape – Plantation, Prison, Park (approx. one mile away); Indian Attack (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lewis Chapel / Cranford Memorial Methodist Church (approx. 1.2 miles away); Gunston Hall (approx. 1.2 miles away); Lewis Chapel (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lorton.

More about this marker. Although the marker is dated 2013, it was installed in 2014 and officially unveiled on June 14, 2014.

Also see . . .
1. Deputy Sheriff George A. Malcolm. Officer Down Memorial Page (Submitted on December 27, 2016.)

2. George A. Malcolm. Find A Grave listing. (Submitted on December 27, 2016.)

December 27, 2016

2. Deputy Sheriff George A. Malcolm Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2016. This page has been viewed 570 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 27, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.