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

For God and Country

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

1. For God and Country Marker

Inscription.
Erected to the Memory of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines from Alexandria, Virginia who gave their lives during the World War.

Geo. M. Anderton • Herbert Bernhard • Thos. W. Cook • John Crilly • Arthur Curran • Percy C. Dove • Chaplin E. Evans • Richard H. Fawcett • Leon W. Hardin • Samuel Haynes • John Leadbeater • John Lyons • Lee Magner • David L. Meeks • Russell Mitchell • Edw. D. Northrup • Wm. T. Phillips • Edmund G. Prince • Shirley Pullin • Henry Ward Reiff • Arthur Robey • Edward Shoults • John H. Sullivan • Paul F. Ward • Eugene Wilburn • Thomas Williams • William Thomas

Erected by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 24, Alexandria, Virginia, presented to Alexandria Post No. 24, the American Legion.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World I.

Location. 38° 48.346′ N, 77° 2.639′ W. Memorial is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Old Town. It is on Cameron Street east of North Pitt Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 400 Cameron St, Alexandria VA 22314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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: Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial

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(here, next to this marker); Alexandria Post No. 24, American Legion (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named The Gadsby's Tavern Ice Well (within shouting distance of this marker); The Front Door of Gadsby's Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); Gadsby’s Tavern (within shouting distance of this marker); The Memorial Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Restored Government of Virginia (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Gadsby's Tavern Ice Well (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed).

Looking east towards three markers. image. Click for full size.

National Park Service, Thomas Stone National Historic Site, June 23, 2021

2. Looking east towards three markers.

1. Alexandria Post No. 24, American Legion 2. World War I Memorial 3. For God and Country

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 26, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on June 26, 2021. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.