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Orange and Alexandria Railroad Historical Markers

Now part of Norfolk Southern, this rail line connected Alexandria, Virginia with central Virginia and played an important role in the Civil War.
 
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 13, 2023
Maj. Henry C. Whelan Marker
1 ► Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Society Hill — Maj. Henry C. Whelan —
2 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Alexandria Railroads —
3 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Orange & Alexandria Roundhouse —
4 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Civil War and Battery Rodgers —
5 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — 4 — The Civil War and Battery Rodgers — Reported permanently removed
6 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Wilkes Street Tunnel —
7 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Wilkes Street Tunnel — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
8 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — Hooff's Run Bridge — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
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9 ► Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — The Bloxham Cemetery: Portal to the Past — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
10 ► Virginia, Amherst County, Amherst — The Amherst Depot —
11 ► Virginia, Culpeper County, Culpeper — Culpeper Court House — Battle of Culpeper Court House — Reported missing
12 ► Virginia, Culpeper County, Culpeper — J-6 — John S. Barbour’s Birthplace —
13 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Burke — Marshall Family Cemetery — Burke Station, Virginia — John A. Marshall (1821-1892); Mary J. Davis Marshall (1826-1887) —
14 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Burke — E-95 — Silas Burke House —
15 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Clifton — E-101 — Devereux Station —
16 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Clifton — Sangster’s Station — “Tears And Love For the Blue—Love and Tears for the Grey” — Reported permanently removed
17 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Clifton — Sangster's Station — "Tears And Love For The Blue - Love And Tears For The Grey" —
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18 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Fairfax Station — Fairfax Station — “The angel of the battlefield.” —
19 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Fairfax Station — Welcome to Fairfax Station —
20 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, North Springfield — Orange and Alexandria Railroad — Strategic Target —
21 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Springfield — BW-4 — Orange and Alexandria Railroad —
22 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Springfield — Orange and Alexandria RR — Strategic Target — Reported permanently removed
23 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Springfield — Springfield Station —
24 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Springfield — The Orange And Alexandria Railroad Trestle —
25 ► Virginia, Fauquier County, Remington — Rappahannock Station — A Rare Night Attack on the River — Mosby’s Confederacy — Reported permanently removed
26 ► Virginia, Fauquier County, Warrenton — The Turntable — Warrenton, VA - Circa 1939 —
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27 ► Virginia, Manassas — Battle of Bull Run Bridge — Confederates in the Earthworks — August 27, 1862 —
28 ► Virginia, Manassas — Jackson's Raid — 1862 — Reported permanently removed
29 ► Virginia, Manassas — Jackson's Raid — 1862 —
30 ► Virginia, Manassas — Manassas — A Critical Junction — Reported permanently removed
31 ► Virginia, Manassas — Manassas — A Critical Junction —
32 ► Virginia, Manassas — Mayfield Fort — 1861 - 1864 —
33 ► Virginia, Manassas — Occupation or Liberation —
34 ► Virginia, Manassas — War on the Landscape — 1861 — Reported permanently removed
35 ► Virginia, Manassas — War on the Landscape — 1861 —
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36 ► Virginia, Manassas — Wartime Manassas — "Defend that point against an attack" — Reported permanently removed
37 ► Virginia, Manassas — Why the Forts? — May 8, 1861 —
38 ► Virginia, Manassas Park — Battle of Bull Run Bridge — “Let this not become another Bull Run” — Second Manassas Campaign — Reported permanently removed
39 ► Virginia, Manassas Park — Battle of Bull Run Bridge — "Let this not become another Bull Run" — Second Manassas Campaign —
40 ► Virginia, Manassas Park — Conner House — Headquarters and Refuge — Reported permanently removed
41 ► Virginia, Manassas Park — Conner House — Headquarters and Refuge —
42 ► Virginia, Orange County, Orange — Historic Downtown Orange —
43 ► Virginia, Orange County, Orange — F-30 — Orange Train Station —
44 ► Virginia, Orange County, Orange — The Orange Railroad Depot — The Orange & Alexandria Railroad — Crossing —
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45 ► Virginia, Orange County, Orange — Welcome to… The Town of Orange — Sweet Living, Steady Progress — www.townoforangeva.org —
46 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Bristow — Bristoe Station — "Twice Baptized" —
47 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Bristow — Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park —
48 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Bristow — Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park — Reported missing
49 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Bristow — Federal Winter Quarter —
50 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Nokesville — A Narrow Escape — Engagement at Kettle Run — Second Manassas Campaign — Reported permanently removed
51 ► Virginia, Prince William County, Nokesville — Early & Gordon at Bristoe Station — A Missed Opportunity — Reported permanently removed
 
 
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