Potomac West in Alexandria, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
George Washington High School
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 31, 2015
1. George Washington High School Marker
Dedicated to the memory of those of our boys who served in World War II and did not come back
Erected by the graduating classes of 1943**1944**1945**1946**1947
(west side)
Robert Rumshin Herbert Joseph Petrello Benjamin J. Vos, Jr. George William Rutledge John B. Myers Elmer R. Bartlett Elwin Irving Brawner, Jr. Charles E. Woodruff Charles Thomas Scott Charles Alvin Dunn Archie Baynes Norford Douglas R. Drake Israel Kleinman Clifford Henry Wayland J.D. Gill Robert Hatfield George Francis DuFrane, Jr. William Francis Deeton Eugene A. Barry David Lester Gillett Alphus Eugene Arthur Charles Herbert Grimm Ossie F. Snellings Stewart Delaney Saffelle Samuel Hobart Fleming, Jr.
(east side)
Raymond Carlyle Wood Hirst Mayes Edward Ralph Barclay Harlan Eugene Amandus James Sinclair MacLean, Jr. Robert B. Gills, Jr. Earl N. Tutt Joseph Anthony Tutt Joseph Anthony Tull John Duvall May Richard McGowan Robert Dunn McIlwaine Robert Phillip Brawner Joseph Leonard Goodrich Lyman Stephen Schlesser Winfred Amos Pearson Edmund Hunt Roberts, Jr. Donald G. Covey Samuel Haslett Meeks Dabney M. Cruikshank Ralph W. Fleming Frank Dudley Cahill Milton Rand Norton, Jr. Carlin G. King Joseph M. Gay Jr.
(north
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, World II.
Location. 38° 48.961′ N, 77° 3.394′ W. Memorial is in Alexandria, Virginia. It is in Potomac West. It is at the intersection of Mount Vernon Avenue and East Spring Street, on the right when traveling north on Mount Vernon Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1005 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria VA 22301, 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: A different marker also named George Washington High School (within shouting distance of this marker); Colored Rosemont (approx. 0.3 miles away); Parker-Gray High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Alexandria Almshouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); War, Rails, and Wells (approx. 0.4 miles away); Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Earl Francis Lloyd (approx. 0.4 miles away); Colross-Alexandria's Urban Phoenix (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alexandria.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 31, 2015
2. George Washington High School Marker (west side)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 23, 2016
3. George Washington High School Marker, east side
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, January 31, 2015
4. Wide view of George Washington High School Marker
The building to the north is now George Washington Middle School, the former George Washington High School.
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, July 23, 2016
5. George Washington High School Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,496 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on July 24, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on January 31, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 5. submitted on July 24, 2016, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
