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Taylor Run in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 24, 2019
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription.
Erected
in memory of
Alexandria
War Dead

 
Erected 1940 by Russell Mitchell Post No. 609 Veterans of Foreign Wars and Citizens of Alexandria; Donated by Mrs. Florence Angelo Cannaday, Richmond, Virginia.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 48.407′ N, 77° 3.746′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Taylor Run. Memorial is at the intersection of Callahan Drive and King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the left when traveling east on Callahan Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Callahan Drive, Alexandria VA 22301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Alexandria War Memorial (here, next to this marker); World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Alexandria in the Civil War (a few steps from this marker); All Aboard at Alexandria Union Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Fighting Back (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southwest 2 (about 300 feet away); Shuter's Hill and the West End (about
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400 feet away); The George Washington Masonic National Memorial (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.
 
More about this memorial. On the grounds of Alexandria Union Station
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Bosse, July 4, 2020
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 286 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on March 24, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on July 11, 2020, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.

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