Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Old Presbyterian Meeting House Church Yard

1732 - 1932

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 9, 2025

1. Old Presbyterian Meeting House Church Yard Marker

Inscription. In this church Yard rest the remains of many of the comrades in arms, intimate friends and fellow masons of George Washington. Among them sleeps an unknown soldier of the Revolutionary Army. To these, as a memorial, the wall around this sacred enclosure were erected with funds subscribed by members of the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution through the Nation under the direction of a special committee from the Society in the District of Columbia.

Erected 1932 by Sons of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Patriots & Patriotism • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) series list.

Location. 38° 48.104′ N, 77° 2.618′ W. Memorial is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Old Town. It can be reached from South Fairfax Street just north of Wolfe Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 309 S Fairfax 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: Old Presbyterian Meeting House Burial Ground (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Old Presbyterian Meeting House Burial Ground

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(here, next to this marker); Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution (a few steps from this marker); Major John Carlyle (a few steps from this marker); John Carlyle (a few steps from this marker); Original Manse of the Old Presbyterian Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Presbyterian Meeting House Enslaved Labor Acknowledgement (within shouting distance of this marker); First Presbyterian Church of Alexandria (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 9, 2025

2. Old Presbyterian Meeting House Church Yard Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 9, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.