Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Franklin P. Backus Courthouse

Dedicated in his honor November 17, 1989

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 30, 2018

1. Franklin P. Backus Courthouse Marker

Inscription. University of Virginia, LLB
1936

Admitted to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
1936

United States Naval Reserve Officer, World War II
1942-1946

Mayor and Member of City Council of City of Alexandria
1949-1952

Judge of Corporation Court of City of Alexandria
1952-1973

Chief Justice of Circuit Court of City of Alexandria
1973-1979

Chairman and Member of Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission
1971-1977

A lifetime devoted to the pursuit of Justice and service to his fellow man

Erected 1989.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.

Location. 38° 48.275′ N, 77° 2.719′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Old Town. It can be reached from King Street east of South St. Asaph Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 520 King Street, Alexandria VA 22314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area

and in Northern Virginia.

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It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Photos of Historic Alexandria (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington in Alexandria (within shouting distance of this marker); Marshall House (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgar Warfield (within shouting distance of this marker); Portner's (within shouting distance of this marker); The Law Office of Cohen, Cohen, and Hirschkop (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington's Tenement House (within shouting distance of this marker); Retail in Alexandria (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 30, 2018

2. Franklin P. Backus Courthouse Marker

Franklin P. Backus Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 30, 2018

3. Franklin P. Backus Courthouse

Alexandria Courthouse Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 30, 2018

4. Alexandria Courthouse Dedication Plaque

Courthouse Square Gadsby Commercial Urban Renewal Project Phase III image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 30, 2018

5. Courthouse Square Gadsby Commercial Urban Renewal Project Phase III

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