Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Philip Marsteller
1741 - 1803
1st Battalion, Lancaster County
Pennsylvania Associators, 1777
Assistant Deputy Quartermaster General
Member of
The Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, July, 1776
Original stone removed during the War Between the States
Erected by Sons of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1776.
Location. 38° 48.363′ N, 77° 2.869′ W. Memorial is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Old Town. It can be reached from North Columbus Street just south of Cameron Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 111 N Columbus St, Alexandria VA 22314, 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, 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: In Memory of the Honorary Pall-Bearers of General George Washington (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Alexandria's First Sugar Refinery (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Soldiers (about 300
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Welcome to Christ Church (was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,004 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
