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Fredericksburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Mercantile Warehouse

1825

— Historic Fredericksburg Foundation —

 
 
Mercantile Warehouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, August 12, 2021
1. Mercantile Warehouse Marker
Inscription. Built by John Hall
 
Erected by Historic Fredericksburg Foundation. (Marker Number 12.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1825.
 
Location. 38° 18.221′ N, 77° 27.597′ W. Marker is in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It is on William Street just west of Caroline Street (Business U.S. 17), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 William St, Fredericksburg VA 22401, 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 and specifically in the Upper South. 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
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marker: Lewis Randolph Ball (here, next to this marker); Constitutional Crisis (a few steps from this marker); Civil Rights (within shouting distance of this marker); Inalienable Rights (within shouting distance of this marker); A Moment in Time: Circa 1925 (within shouting distance of this marker); Center of Eighteenth Century Urban Life (within shouting distance of this marker); Market Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Emancipation Proclamation Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.
 
Other markers no longer nearby. Stating Inalienable Rights (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Weedon’s Tavern (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); Seeking Civil Rights (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); First Town Hall / Market House (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Second Town Hall / Market House (was within shouting
Mercantile Warehouse Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, August 12, 2021
2. Mercantile Warehouse Marker
distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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