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

Orange & Alexandria Roundhouse

Orange and Alexandria Roundhouse Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 15, 2014

1. Orange and Alexandria Roundhouse Marker

Inscription. Orange & Alexandria Railroad roundhouse, formerly located near Duke and South Henry Streets. Engine named after Brigadier General Herman Haupt, Chief of Transportation, U.S. Military Railroads during the Civil War. Mathew Brady photograph after 1863. Courtesy Library of Congress.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Orange and Alexandria Railroad series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 38° 48.003′ N, 77° 2.67′ W. Marker is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Old Town. It can be reached from Wilkes Street east of South Royal Street, on the left when traveling east. The marker is on the south wall of the west entrance of the tunnel. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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: Alexandria Railroads (here, next to this marker); Wilkes Street Tunnel (here, next to this marker); Hayti (a few steps from this marker); Saint Mary Parish School (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Carlyle (about 600 feet away); Major John Carlyle

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(about 600 feet away); Original Manse of the Old Presbyterian Meeting House (about 600 feet away); African American Neighborhoods in the Civil War (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, March 15, 2014

2. Orange and Alexandria Roundhouse Marker

No. 232. -- Engine "Gen. Haupt," image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress, 1863

3. No. 232. -- Engine "Gen. Haupt,"

This 1863 Mathew Brady Photo of the General Haupt in front of the roundhouse is reproduced on the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 27, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 2,340 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 27, 2014, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.