Taylor Run in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Veterans Memorial
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. Memorial is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Taylor Run. It 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. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 110 Callahan Drive, Alexandria VA 22301, 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, 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Vietnam War Memorial (here, next to 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 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.
Other markers no longer nearby. Alexandria (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Visiting Old Town (was about 400 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this memorial. On the grounds of Alexandria Union Station
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 455 times since then and 14 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.
