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

Meade Memorial Episcopal Church Bell Tower

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 26, 2019

1. Meade Memorial Episcopal Church Bell Tower Marker

Inscription.
The 1990 enlargement of this church is dedicated to God's glory and to the memory of the Afro-American Christians, many of them emancipated slaves, who became the congregation of Meade Church by Action of the vestry of Christ Church in 1873, two years after this bell was cast.

Let the sound of this bell always remind the hearers of how precious is our freedom under God.

This bell tower is given in honor of the Rev. Canon John C. Davis, Rector 1960-71

Erected 1990 by Meade Memorial Episcopal Church.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Historic Bells series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 38° 48.505′ N, 77° 2.919′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Old Town West. It is on North Alfred Street south of Princess Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker stands in the Old Town West neighborhood of Alexandria. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 322 North Alfred Street, Alexandria VA 22314, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Third Baptist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexandria Quaker Burial Ground

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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alexandria Library Sit-In (about 500 feet away); Elisha Cullen Dick, M.D. (about 600 feet away); Lodge No. 38, Independent Order of Odd Fellows (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Alexandria Library Sit-In (about 700 feet away); Original Site of Immanuel Lutheran Church (about 700 feet away); Lloyd House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Alexandria Library Sit-In (was about 500 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Meade Memorial Episcopal Church Bell Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 26, 2019

2. Meade Memorial Episcopal Church Bell Tower

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.