Southwest Quadrant in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Graves
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2021
1. Graves Marker
Inscription.
Graves. . Many of the African Americans who fled to Alexandria to escape enslavement and those already living here succumbed to disease and deprivation during and shortly after the Civil War. Carts bearing the dead entered the cemetery along a path in this location. Stones mark the locations of more than 540 graves identified by archaeologists and now protected by the memorial. According to historic records, the cemetery once held nearly 1,200 additional graves, many of which were destroyed by buildings and roads. Of the people laid to rest here, over half were children under the age of sixteen.
Many of the African Americans who fled to Alexandria to escape enslavement and those already living here succumbed to disease and deprivation during and shortly after the Civil War. Carts bearing the dead entered the cemetery along a path in this location. Stones mark the locations of more than 540 graves identified by archaeologists and now protected by the memorial. According to historic records, the cemetery once held nearly 1,200 additional graves, many of which were destroyed by buildings and roads. Of the people laid to rest here, over half were children under the age of sixteen.
Location. 38° 47.662′ N, 77° 2.97′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in the Southwest Quadrant. Marker can be reached from South Washington Street just south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1001 S Washington St, Alexandria VA 22314, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2021
2. Graves Marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2021
3. Some of the graves which have been labeled
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 24, 2021
4. Some more of the graves which have been labeled
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 24, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
