Lorton in Fairfax County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
The West Family of Alexandria
Originally buried at Cameron
Hugh West 1705 - 1754
Alexandria Founder & Trustee Truro Parish Vestryman
Sybil Harrison West 1705 - 1787
Wife of Hugh Distinguished Parishioner
Col George West d 1786
Son of Hugh & Sybil Surveyor
and
Other Unidentified Family & Household Members
Reinterred at Pohick Church, Truro Parish
October 2003
Erected 2003.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is October 2003.
Location. 38° 42.541′ N, 77° 11.611′ W. Marker is in Lorton, Virginia, in Fairfax County. It can be reached from the intersection of Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) and Old Colchester Road (Virginia Route 611), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9301 Richmond Hwy, Lorton VA 22079, 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: Col. John Augustine Washington (here, next to this marker); Peter Wagener, III (here, next to this marker); Revolutionary War Patriots and War of 1812 Veterans
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