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

Home of Henry Lee

(Light Horse Harry)

Photographed by Shirley A Stirling, April 8, 2024

1. Home of Henry Lee Marker

Inscription. Famous Revolutionary Soldier, Father of Robert E. Lee. Was ardent supporter of Federalists. Defended Washington in political contests and delivered eulogy before Congress at Washington's Death in which he used the now famous phrase:
"First in War, First in Peace, First in the Hearts of his countrymen."

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Man-Made Features • War, US Revolutionary.

Location. 38° 48.373′ N, 77° 2.769′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Old Town. It is on Cameron Street east of North Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 611 Cameron Street, Alexandria VA 22314, 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: Lord Fairfax House (within shouting distance of this marker); Confederate Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First Synagogue of Beth El Hebrew Congregation (within shouting distance of this marker); Washington’s Town House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Methodist Protestant Church Site (about 400 feet away); Lloyd House (about 400

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feet away); In Memory of the Honorary Pall-Bearers of General George Washington (about 400 feet away); Lee-Fendall House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Regarding Home of Henry Lee. "Erected in 1797, Henry Lee III, ('Light Horse Harry') brought his family to this home from Stratford during the autumn of 1810 when Robert E. Lee was nearly four years old. Here, on February 27, 1811, was born the Lee's youngest child, Mildred. They remained until they could secure the house at 607 Orinoco Street in the fall of 1811." -- Eleanor Lee Templeman, Virginia Homes of the Lees, 1975.

Also see . . . Henry Lee III. Wikipedia (Submitted on February 14, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Additional commentary.
1. Henry Lee and the War of 1812
In 1812, Henry Lee was attacked and tortured by a pro-war mob in Baltimore while he was trying to defend the newspaper office of his friend Alexander Contee Hanson. His face and head were badly injured and his speech suffered.

— Submitted
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 2, 2014

2. Home of Henry Lee Marker
February 14, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.