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Virginia, The City of Alexandria Historical Markers

These markers have been erected by the City of Alexandria, Virginia.
 
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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 17, 2018
Potomac Yard History Marker
101 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — Potomac Yard History — Town of Potomac — 1908 - 1929 —
On Mount Vernon Avenue south of East Uhler Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
102 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — Rosemont — City of Alexandia, Est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On Commonwealth Avenue at West Rosemont Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Commonwealth Avenue.
103 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — Ruby Tucker — (1932 - 2009)
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) just north of Lynhaven Drive, on the right when traveling south.
104 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — Schools in the Town of Potomac — Town of Potomac — 1908 - 1929 —
On Mount Vernon Avenue at Stewart Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Mount Vernon Avenue.
105 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — St. Asaph Racetrack — Town of Potomac — 1908 - 1929 —
On Mount Vernon Avenue south of East Uhler Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
106 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — St. Asaph Racetrack — Town of Potomac — 1908 - 1929 —
On East Oxford Avenue at Dewitt Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Oxford Avenue.
107 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — The Alexandria Almshouse — 1908 Town of Potomac 1929
On East Monroe Avenue at Leslie Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Monroe Avenue.
108 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — The Bluemont Line
On East Raymond Avenue, 0.1 miles east of DeWitt Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
109 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — The Electric Railway — Town of Potomac — 1908 - 1929 —
On Clyde Avenue at Commonwealth Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Clyde Avenue.
110 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — The Town of Potomac / Mount Vernon Avenue — Town of Potomac — 1908 - 1929 —
On Mount Vernon Avenue at East Oxford Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Mount Vernon Avenue.
111 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — The Triangle Site — Town of Potomac — 1908 - 1929 —
On Mount Vernon Avenue north of Commonwealth Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
112 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — World War I Memorial
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at Callahan Drive, on the left when traveling west on King Street.
113 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac Yard — Building Potomac Yard — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Potomac Yard —
On Potomac Avenue at Swann Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Potomac Avenue.
114 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac Yard — Crossroads of Transportation — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Potomac Yard —
On Potomac Avenue east of Main Line Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
115 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac Yard — Potomac Yard in Transition — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Potomac Yard —
On Potomac Avenue at Main Line Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Potomac Avenue.
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116 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac Yard — The Alexanders & Agriculture — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Potomac Yard —
On Potomac Avenue north of East Glebe Road, on the right when traveling north.
117 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac Yard — 4 — The People of Potomac Yard — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On Potomac Avenue at East Custis Avenue, on the right on Potomac Avenue.
118 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac Yard — The Rail Yard Hump — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Potomac Yard —
On Main Line Boulevard at Potomac Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Main Line Boulevard.
119 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac Yard — Virginia's First Highways — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Potomac Yard —
On Potomac Avenue north of East Glebe Road, on the right when traveling north.
120 Virginia, Alexandria, Rosemont — Fun in the Forest — Alexandria Heritage Trail
Near Chinquapin Drive, 0.2 miles south of King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling north.
121 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — "The Fort" and "Seminary" Community — Civil War to Civil Rights — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On West Braddock Road, 0.2 miles west of Marlboro Drive, on the right when traveling west.
122 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — African Americans and the Civil War — Fleeing, Fighting and Working for Freedom — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On West Braddock Road, 0.2 miles west of Marlboro Drive, on the right when traveling west.
123 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Gerald R. Ford — Thirty-Eighth President of the United States — Alexandria Resident 1951-1974 —
Near Janneys Lane (Virginia Route 420) at North Quaker Lane, on the right when traveling east.
124 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Jackson Cemetery — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
Near West Braddock Road, 0.2 miles west of Marlboro Drive, on the right when traveling west.
125 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
Near West Braddock Road east of North Howard Street, on the right when traveling west.
126 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Outlying Gun Battery — City of Alexandria, Virginia
Near West Braddock Road, 0.1 miles west of Marlboro Drive, on the right when traveling west.
127 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Phoenix Mill — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On Wheeler Avenue west of Duke Street (Virginia Route 236), on the left when traveling west.
128 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Powder Magazine and Filling Room
Near West Braddock Road, on the right when traveling west.
129 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Profile of Fort
Near West Braddock Road, on the right when traveling west.
130 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Rifle Trench
Near West Braddock Road, on the right when traveling west.
131 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Schuyler Hamilton Jones
Near Wheeler Avenue south of Duke Street (Virginia Route 236), on the left when traveling south.
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132 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Southwest Bastion — City of Alexandria, Virginia
Near West Braddock Road, 0.2 miles west of Marlboro Drive, on the right when traveling west. Reported damaged.
133 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — The Oakland Baptist Church — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
Near West Braddock Road, 0.1 miles west of Marlboro Drive, on the right when traveling west.
134 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Within Its Walls — A Foundation for Education and Opportunity
Near West Braddock Road, 0.1 miles east of North Howard Street, on the left when traveling east.
135 Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — 1323 Duke Street – From Slavery to Freedom and Service — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On West Street at Duke Street (Virginia Route 236) on West Street.
136 Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — Brick Making on Broomilaw Point — ca. 1882-1919 — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On Thornton Way west of George Washington Parkway (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling west.
137 Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial
On South Washington Street south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
138 Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial
On Church Street at South Columbus Street when traveling north on Church Street.
139 Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — Hooff's Run Bridge — Alexandria Heritage Trail
On Jamieson Avenue at Daingerfield Road, on the right when traveling west on Jamieson Avenue.
140 Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — In Memory of Ronald F. Kirby — Born: 1944 Adelaide, Australia Died: 2013 Alexandria, Virginia — City of Alexandria, Virginia —
On South Washington Street, 0.1 miles south of Church Street, on the right when traveling north.
141 Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — The West End — Alexandria Heritage Trail
Near Jamieson Avenue at Daingerfield Road, on the right when traveling west.
142 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — A Chinquapin House — Alexandria Heritage Trail
On Chinquapin Drive, 0.2 miles south of King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling north. Reported damaged.
143 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — A Native American Village — Alexandria Heritage Trail
Near Francis Hammond Parkway, 0.2 miles east of Key Drive, on the right when traveling east.
144 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — Chinquapin Trek — Alexandria Heritage Trail
On Chinquapin Drive, 0.1 miles south of King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling north.
145 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — Life of a Creek — Alexandria Heritage Trail
Near Chinquapin Drive, 0.3 miles south of King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling north.
146 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — Life of a Forest — Alexandria Heritage Trail
Near Francis Hammond Parkway just south of Maple Hill Place, on the right when traveling south.
147 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — Listen for Chipmunks — Alexandria Heritage Trail
Near Roan Lane, 0.1 miles east of Key Drive, on the right when traveling east.
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148 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — Mills and Molassas — Alexandria Heritage Trail
Near Chinquapin Drive, 0.3 miles south of King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling north.
149 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — The Bloxham Cemetery: Portal to the Past — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On Business Center Drive east of Witter Drive, on the left when traveling north.
150 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — The Bloxham Family Cemetery — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On Business Center Drive south of Witter Drive, on the left when traveling north.

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