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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Alexandria, Virginia
Adjacent to Alexandria, Virginia
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| On Prince Street east of South Columbus Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | A private residence listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. Registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark by the Virginia Board of Historic Resources.
Thomas Swann House, 1802-1833. . . . — — Map (db m145963) HM |
| Near Ford's Landing Way east of Franklin Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | One of the last and most architecturally important of the industrial facilities constructed on the waterfront was the Alexandria Branch of the Ford Motor Company. Designed by Albert Kahn (1896-1942) and built on wood pilings over the Potomac River . . . — — Map (db m69852) HM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling east on King Street. |
| | One block south is The Alexandria Lyceum, formed as a public education organization in 1834 by Quaker schoolmaster Benjamin Hallowell and other civic leaders. In 1839, the founders joined with the Alexandria Library Company to construct a . . . — — Map (db m115718) HM |
| On Wharf Street east of Ford's Landing Way, on the right when traveling west. Reported unreadable. |
| | The Alexandria Marine Railway Company was founded in 1849 at the site of the former Keith's Wharf. Until the Depression of 1857, the firm refitted and repaired the sailing craft that plied the harbors of Alexandria, Georgetown and Washington. The . . . — — Map (db m127769) HM |
| On King Street at South Lee Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street. |
| | Home to the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, the Athenaeum is a fine example of Greek Revival architecture, with a long and colorful history of occupation. The building was constructed between 1851 and 1852 as the Bank of the Old Dominion, . . . — — Map (db m115768) HM |
| On Prince Street just west of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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Here Union Governor Francis Harrison Pierpont established the “Restored Government of Virginia” and used the building as the official Governor's Residence
1863-65
This Property is protected by a preservation easement held by . . . — — Map (db m71611) HM |
| On North Fairfax Street south of Cameron Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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From March 26 through April 20, 1755, the town of Alexandria served as the center of operations for Major General Edward Braddock, commander-in-chief for British forces in North America. He chose the finest house in town, John Carlyle's, as his . . . — — Map (db m156495) HM |
| Near North Fairfax Street north of King Street, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed. |
| | The Carlyle House, completed in 1753, was the residence of one of the 18th-century Alexandria's leading citizens—John Carlyle—a prosperous merchant and landowner.
1. Although the earliest known engraving of the Carlyle House appeared . . . — — Map (db m129174) HM |
| Near Ford's Landing Way at Franklin Street, on the left when traveling south. |
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With the outbreak of war in the spring of 1861, Alexandria was immediately occupied by Federal troops as a bulwark in the defenses of the national capital, and the city became a central distribution center for men and material for the Army of the . . . — — Map (db m70411) HM WM |
| On North Union Street at Cameron Street, on the right when traveling north on North Union Street. |
| | In 1860, Alexandria was a vibrant southern city boasting a population of 12,652 and 96 firms which produced everything from bark to tin-ware. During the U.S. Presidential campaign in the fall of 1860, business-minded Alexandrians were decidedly . . . — — Map (db m115781) HM |
| On South Washington Street (Virginia Route 400) at Prince Street, on the right when traveling south on South Washington Street. Reported permanently removed. |
| | The unarmed Confederate soldier standing in the intersection of Washington and Prince Streets marks the location where units from Alexandria left to join the Confederate Army on May 24, 1861. The soldier is facing the battlefields to the South where . . . — — Map (db m8605) HM |
| Near Wharf Street near Ford's Landing Way, on the right when traveling west. Reported unreadable. |
| | After 10,000 B.C., as glacial ice retreated, small bands of Paleo-Indians moved into the vicinity of what would become Alexandria. Moving frequently within wide areas, these bands hunted game and collected the plant resources of the spruce/pine . . . — — Map (db m127773) HM |
| | This house was built and owned for twenty years by the Fairfaxes of Belvoir
Col. William Fairfax 1691 ▿▿▿ 1757
Col. George William Fairfax 1724 ▿▿▿ 1787
Patrons Instructors and friends of Washington, . . . — — Map (db m92329) HM |
| On Wharf Street east of Ford's Landing Way, on the right when traveling west. Reported unreadable. |
| | On January 22, 1791, George Washington appointed Andrew Ellicott and Benjamin Banneker to survey the boundaries of the "District of Columbia," to be the home of the Federal government of the United States. The President instructed the surveyors to . . . — — Map (db m127771) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive 0.3 miles east of South Royal Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This dock, constructed of reinforced concrete on concrete and wood pilings, was once the last stop for cargo ships under construction at Jones Point's World War I shipyard. Here, ships received final fittings before heading out for service. The dock . . . — — Map (db m62201) HM |
| On North Royal Street at Caneron Street, on the right when traveling south on North Royal Street. |
| | This Doorway was returned to Gadsby's Tavern From the Metropolitan Museum by Charles Beatty Moore, Colonel. U.S.A. Retired (1881-1951) in 1949 by the Alexandria Assocation. 1949 marked the Bicentennial of Alexandria's Founding. — — Map (db m71777) HM |
| Near Cameron Street at North Royal Street, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Underground ice wells were used in the 18th and 19th centuries to store ice for use during the warm months. In Alexandria, blocks of ice were cut from the Potomac River. Ice was placed in this well through a square opening which is marked in the . . . — — Map (db m129196) HM |
| On King Street at North Pitt Street when traveling west on King Street. |
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"Mr. Cohen, tell the court I love my wife and it is just unfair that I can't live with her in Virginia."
Richard Loving
The law office of Bernard Cohen and Philip Hirschkop was here at 110 N. Royal Street on June . . . — — Map (db m156847) HM |
| On South Washington Street (Virginia Route 400) south of Prince Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built in 1839 by the Alexandria Lyceum Company under the leadership of Benjamin Hallowell, this building housed the Alexandria Library and was the scene of concerts, meetings, debates and lectures featuring such speakers as John Quincy Adams and . . . — — Map (db m8607) HM |
| On King Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed. |
| | The Marshall House stood upon this site, and within the building on the early morning of May 24, 1861 James W. Jackson was killed by Federal soldiers while defending his property and personal rights as stated in the verdict of the coroners . . . — — Map (db m65490) HM |
| On North Royal Street south of Cameron Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Memorial Fountain in this garden rededicated on June 2, 1967 by The Mount Vernon Chapter National Society of The Daughters of the American Revolution on the occasion of the Dedication of tavern square the fountain was previously located at the . . . — — Map (db m71758) WM |
| On George Washington Memorial Parkway north of Prince Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In 1804, the Methodist Episcopal congregation of Alexandria moved from its first meeting house in Chapel Alley to this location. The meeting house remained here until 1942, when the building was disassembled and relocated to its present site, where . . . — — Map (db m134972) HM |
| On Church Street east of South Washington Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | About eighty feet to the west of this site the original Saint Mary's Church was constructed between 1794–1796 by father Francis Neale, S. J., at the corner of what is now Washington and Church Streets. It was the first catholic church in the . . . — — Map (db m86633) HM |
| On Prince Street east of South Columbus Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Patton-Fowle House - attributed by some to renowned early American architect Charles Bulfinch of Boston - is one of America's finest examples of Federal high-style architecture. Sharing many of the same features as the historic Octagon House, . . . — — Map (db m134973) HM |
| On King Street at North Lee Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street. |
| | From this point, King Street slopes gently down to the Potomac. But when Alexandria was founded in 1749, the new town was perched on a high bluff some 20 feet above the river. The town was established on a shore of a crescent-shaped bay that . . . — — Map (db m115766) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive 0.3 miles from South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In response to a shortage of ships and shipbuilding facilities at the start of World War I, the U.S. government decided to enter the shipbuilding business. In 1917, the U.S. Emergency Fleet Corporation was created and eventually oversaw construction . . . — — Map (db m62022) HM |
| On King Street at Fairfax Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street. |
| | Owned by William Ramsay, a founder of Alexandria in July, 1749, and first Mayor. Restored by the City of Alexandria in 1956 and dedicated to the memory of Mrs. Robert Miller Reese (Rebecca Ramsay) (1870–1955), great-great-granddaughter of . . . — — Map (db m144) HM |
| On King Street east of North Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Oldest house in Alexandria owned by William Ramsay, a Founder, Trustee, and the first Mayor of Alexandria in 1749. Later occupied by his son Dennis Ramsay and his descendants. Interest in preserving the house was initiated by Edward . . . — — Map (db m115763) HM |
| On Prince Street just east of St. Asaph Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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The Core Structure here was built in the 1780s, with the front rooms added in the early/mid 1800s
Home of Patsy and Jack Ticer and their family 1961 - 2018
Patricia S. "Patsy" Ticer - First woman Mayor of Alexandria
Served on City . . . — — Map (db m146437) HM |
| On King Street at South Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling east on King Street. |
| | At the turn of the 20th century, Alexandria was home to at least a dozen pharmacies, two of them associated with the name Timberman. Charles Parke Custis Timberman and other brother John Elmer Winfield Timberman were born near Pohick Church in 1878 . . . — — Map (db m115723) HM |
| On North Union Street south of Cameron Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Originally called the United States Naval Torpedo Station, the Torpedo Factory was built during World War I, and was specifically designed for the fabrications of dangerous naval ordnance. The building was barely completed when that war ended in . . . — — Map (db m115784) HM |
| | Marker on the left side of the North Union Street entrance:Torpedo Factory Art Center
City of Alexandria, Virginia
Dedicated April 30, 1983
Alexandria City Council, Charles E. Beatley, Jr,. Mayor; James P. Moran, Jr., Vice Mayor; . . . — — Map (db m98078) HM WM |
| Near Cameron Street east of North Union Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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Welcome to Old Town Alexandria! Experience historical charm with contemporary flair from the river to the rails
Plan
Alexandria Visitors Center at Ramsay House
Knowledgeable staff help you create a perfect plan for your . . . — — Map (db m115778) HM |
| On King Street at South Union Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street. |
| | Few periods of Alexandria's history have been more tumultuous than the War of 1812. During the first decade of the 19th century, Great Britain's interception of American ships, impressment of U.S. seamen, and support of Indian aggression along the . . . — — Map (db m115769) HM |
| On South Washington Street (Virginia Route 400) south of Wolfe Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Alexandria Academy
(Washington School)
Built 1785-86
George Washington member
Board of Managers
Washington Lancastrian School
(Site of)
Built 1812
Razed 1870
Alexandria Community Y
Erected . . . — — Map (db m129166) HM |
| On Cameron Street near North St. Asaph Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Replica of Washington's Town House.
Lot purchased by George Washington 1763. House completed 1769 – torn down 1855. Rebuilt by Gov. and Mrs. Richard Barrett Lowe 1960. Bricks & stones from excavation used in construction. Worth Bailey, . . . — — Map (db m147) HM |
| On Oronoco Street at North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the left when traveling east on Oronoco Street. |
| | Most of the American and French armies set sail from three ports in Maryland—Annapolis, Baltimore, and Head of Elk—in mid-Sept. 1781 to besiege the British army in Yorktown. The allied supply-wagon traln proceeded overland to Yorktown, . . . — — Map (db m8570) HM |
| On South Pitt Street north of Prince Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built for investment in 1797 by
George Washington
Lot purchased by Washington
in 1763
Conveyed by will in 1799 to
Martha Washington — — Map (db m71716) HM |
| Near The Strand at King Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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The Alexandria waterfront reflects the perpetual relationship between people and the Potomac River. The Old Town shore documents a history rich in individual and collective maritime, commercial, and cultural concerns. Waterfront . . . — — Map (db m81244) HM |
| On North Columbus Street at Cameron Street on North Columbus Street. |
| | Christ Church embodies God's unbounded love by embracing, liberating, and empowering people—whoever you are and wherever you find yourself on your journey of faith.
An Episcopal church designed by James Wren in the colonial Georgian style . . . — — Map (db m129192) HM |
| On Jones Point Drive east of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The open vistas, recreational fields, or fishing pier may be what drew you to Jones Point Park, but archaeological and historical evidence shows that this land has been attracting people for a multitude of reasons during the last 9,000 years. Over . . . — — Map (db m127766) HM |
| Near Wilkes Street at South Royal Street, in the median. |
| | The Wilkes Street Tunnel was part of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, founded in 1848 to promote trade with western Virginia. The Orange and Alexandria inaugurated its track in Alexandria on May 7, 1851 with a run to the north end of Union Street . . . — — Map (db m72346) HM |
| On South Union Street 0.1 miles south of Wolfe Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Wilkes Street Tunnel was part of the eastern division of the Orange & Alexandria Railroad, founded in 1848 to promote trade with western Virginia. The Orange & Alexandria inaugurated its track in Alexandria on May 7, 1851 with a run from the . . . — — Map (db m143378) HM |
| On South Union Street just north of Gibbon Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Now a city park, Windmill Hill got its name from the windmill built here on Miller's Cliff by inventor John R. Remington in 1843. With soothing winds and a grand view of the busy port, the hill was the scene of fashionable promenades and numerous . . . — — Map (db m143377) HM |
| On North Fairfax Street at Cameron Street, on the right when traveling north on North Fairfax Street. |
| | Here, on April 16, 1789 George Washington was for the first time publicly addressed as President of the United States the first and greatest of many distinguished successors in that high and honorable office. This tablet was erected in commemoration . . . — — Map (db m156476) HM |
| On Cameron Street east of North Pitt Street, on the right when traveling east. |
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In honor of all from the City of Alexandria who served and died during World War I
Robert Adams
George Anderton
Stanley Bernard
Herbert Bernhard
William Bradley
Bernard Brock
William Brown
Christopher Cloxom
Thomas Cook . . . — — Map (db m129195) WM |
| On Eisenhower Avenue 0.8 miles east of Metro Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Josiah Watson, a wealthy merchant and postmaster of Alexandria, established his 272-acre plantation, “Bush Hill”, in 1791. Richard Marshall Scott purchased the plantation in 1791; his family stayed here for 200 years. Scott was an . . . — — Map (db m2610) HM |
| On North Paxton Street at Cloude's Mill Drive, on the right on North Paxton Street. |
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This historic site is a section of the mill race that provided water power to Cloud's Mill which stood directly across Paxton street.
At the intersection of Beauregard and Morgan Streets, water diverted from the Holmes Run ran through the . . . — — Map (db m150801) HM |
| Near North Pickett Street 0.1 miles north of Duke Street (Virginia Route 236), on the right when traveling north. |
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James Marx
All Veterans Park
May 30, 1994 — — Map (db m150791) WM |
| Near Capital Beltway (Interstate 95/495) 0.8 miles east of Richmond Highway (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Did you know that you traverse the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia when you cross this bridge? The brass lines in the walkway mark the boundaries. They also commemorate the cooperation required to build this bridge.
Follow the . . . — — Map (db m140997) HM |
| | During World War I (1914-1918), the U.S. government targeted Jones Point as the site for a private shipyard, one of 111 built to aid the war effort. The Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation yard, constructed just before war's end, was designed to build . . . — — Map (db m127780) HM |
| On Callahan Drive at King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling north on Callahan Drive. Reported missing. |
| | “Alexandria is ours,” declared Col. Orlando Wilcox of the 1st Michigan Vol. Inf. as his regiment captured the city on the morning of May 24, 1861. When Virginia's vote of secession became effective, Union forces immediately crossed the . . . — — Map (db m159) HM |
| Near Callahan Drive at King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling north. |
| | “Alexandria is ours,” declared Col. Orlando Wilcox of the 1st Michigan Infantry as his regiment captured the city on the morning of May 24, 1861, one day after Virginia officially left the Union. Due to its strategic location on the . . . — — Map (db m152570) HM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North West Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street. |
| | Alexandria was established by Virginia's colonial assembly in 1749, over four decades the U.S. Congress authorized creation of a national capital on the banks of the Potomac River. Once the final site for the Federal city was selected by President . . . — — Map (db m141166) HM |
| Near Callahan Drive at King Steet (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Whether going to their workplace, a vacation getaway or war, generations of passengers have embarked on journeys and were welcomed home at the Alexandria Union Station. It exemplifies the time when railroads were the dominant means of . . . — — Map (db m152574) HM |
| Near Prince Street east of Daingerfield Road, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In honor and memory of our colleagues in the security profession whose lives were lost in the performance of their duty on September 11th in New York, and all others who have been called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice, ASIS International . . . — — Map (db m131393) WM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Fayette Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street. |
| | Just two blocks north of this location along Fayette Street (named for the Marquis de Lafayette who visited Alexandria in 1824), near the southwest corner of Queen Street, stood the Old Powder House, dating from 1791-1809. On the same spot, the . . . — — Map (db m115713) HM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) west of South Peyton Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, this land was part of a larger parcel owned by Colonel Francis Peyton and the land was later inherited by his son, Lucien. In 1851, Lucien Peyton sold this property, depicted on the 1845 map of Alexandria, . . . — — Map (db m115704) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive east of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1791, surveyors on Jones Point began to lay out the ten-mile square that would become Washington, D.C. The first marker for the survey—the south cornerstone—was set in place on this spot. Although the stone within this protective . . . — — Map (db m60162) HM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North West Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street. |
| | The building at 1315 Duke Street, two blocks south of here, was originally built around 1812 as a residence for General Robert Young, commander of Alexandria's militia, who died in 1824. This three-story brick building then became the headquarters . . . — — Map (db m115706) HM |
| On Callahan Drive at King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the left when traveling east on Callahan Drive. |
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Donated by
Mrs. Florence Angelo Cannaday
Richmond, Virginia
Erected
in memory of
Alexandria
War Dead
— — Map (db m131388) WM |
| Near South Street near South Washington Street (Virginia Route 400). |
| | On September 6, 1654, this site was included in a patent of 700 acres granted by the Colony of Virginia to Mistress Margaret Brent (c1601–c1671). An extraordinary woman, she spent most of her adult life fighting discrimination of her sex, she . . . — — Map (db m62020) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive 0.3 miles east of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The concrete foundations you see here were part of a craneway servicing two shipways and launch sites -- elements of an enormous World War I-era shipyard. To speed delivery of cargo ships needed for the war effort, the Virginia Shipbuilding . . . — — Map (db m62323) HM |
| Near South Street near South Washington Street (Virginia Route 400). Reported permanently removed. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m154751) HM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) west of South Fayette Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Historically, Alexandria's development moved from east to west, and three distinct areas of the city have unofficially been known as the "West End." The first West End ended at Shuter's Hill, the current site of the George Washington Masonic . . . — — Map (db m115709) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive east of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | George Washington lived in and traveled from this region, pursuing his dream of westward expansion—to connect the Atlantic Seaboard with the frontier West. His efforts to use the Potomac River as a commercial artery influenced . . . — — Map (db m127767) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive 0.2 miles east of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Jones Point was once a wooded wilderness, ringed by marshes and periodically cut off from the mainland during high tide. American Indians made use of both woodland and wetland for food, tools and supplies. By the 17th century, Europeans had . . . — — Map (db m62028) HM |
| On Duke Street (Virginia Route 236) at South West Street, on the right when traveling west on Duke Street. |
| | Alexandria, occupied by Union troops during the Civil War, became a refuge for African Americans escaping slavery. Before the war ended, about 50 former slaves founded the Shiloh Society, later known as Shiloh Baptist Church. Members held services . . . — — Map (db m91684) HM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at Commonwealth Avenue on King Street. |
| | Shuter's Hill, a high bluff overlooking King Street, is probably named for the a local resident named Shuter who lived nearby in the 1740s. The site has been visited by people for more than 5,000 years. In fact, archaeologists have uncovered . . . — — Map (db m115785) HM |
| On Duke Street (Virginia Route 236) at Holland Lane, on the right when traveling west on Duke Street. |
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The West End in the 19th century centered on Duke Street and Diagonal Road. Large undeveloped, the area was devoted to stockyards, agricultural shipment, and "a" notorious business: the slave trade. The house at 1707 Duke Street (left) was part . . . — — Map (db m151028) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive 0.2 miles from South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | From the late 1700s into the 1800s, the pastoral calm of the Point was interrupted repeatedly—by soldiers manning cannon emplacements, by surveyors laying out the boundaries of the nation's capital, by workers at a ropewalk and the lighthouse, . . . — — Map (db m62029) HM |
| | Archaeological evidence indicates that humans have occupied the Potomac River Valley for over 13,000 years and Jones Point for almost 9,000 years. Attracted by the rich resources of Hunting Creek marsh, indigenous people built temporary structures . . . — — Map (db m127779) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive east of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In the 1850's, Alexandria was one of the busiest seaports in the Chesapeake region. To help guide Potomac River ship traffic, the federal government built the Jones Point lighthouse, illuminating the beacon for the first time on May 1, 1856. It was . . . — — Map (db m60242) HM |
| | In 1833, Josiah Davis constructed a narrow, 400-yard-long building where rope was manufactured for ship's rigging, a once-thriving maritime industry for the nearby port of Alexandria.
[Caption:]
The Jones Point ropewalk was a two-story . . . — — Map (db m127774) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive at South Royal Street. |
| | Three hundred years ago, a river as wide as the Capital Beltway—Great Hunting Creek—emptied into the Potomac River at this spot. In the absence of good roads, this river and its tributaries were vital corridors for travel and trade. . . . — — Map (db m62000) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive east of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | After the Revolutionary War, the new nation searched for a permanent seat of government. President George Washington favored a 10-mile square territory along the Potomac River that encompassed the economically important ports of Georgetown and . . . — — Map (db m141071) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive 0.2 miles east of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Despite occasional conflicts between European settlers and local Indians, Mistress Margaret Brent of Saint Marys City, Maryland, was granted the first land patent on Pipers Island (later known as Jones Point) in 1654. An extraordinary woman for . . . — — Map (db m62026) HM |
| Near Diagonal Road (Virginia Route 7) south of King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling south. |
| | (obverse side)
King Street Trolley
Free
Proceed directly ahead to trolley stop
Welcome to Old Town Alexandria! Experience historical charm with contemporary flair from the river to the rails
Plan
Alexandria Visitors . . . — — Map (db m115143) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive east of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | According to Lord Baltimore's land grant from King Charles I in 1632, Maryland owns the "River of Pattowmack...unto the further Bank of said River." But with Virginia's shoreline constantly shifting how could the border be fixed? In 1929, a survey . . . — — Map (db m60179) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive 0.2 miles east of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In May 2000, this rudder was recovered along the banks of the Potomac River near Jones Point. Measuring over 22 feet high and 4.5 feet wide, the rudder is of the variety used to outfit steel cargo ships constructed between 1918 and 1920 at the . . . — — Map (db m61952) HM |
| Near Jones Point Drive 0.2 miles from South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In the 20th century, Jones Point continued to be shaped by the changing needs of the federal government. With proximity to the capital and access to land and river transportation, the peninsula was chosen as the site for several military . . . — — Map (db m62030) HM |
| On North Royal Street north of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Buried beneath this canal stone lies Lock #3 of the Alexandria Canal, which connected the Harbor of Alexandria with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Georgetown, D.C. between 1843 and 1886. After Crossing the Potomac on an aqueduct bridge near the . . . — — Map (db m80668) HM |
| On Montgomery Street just west of North Pitt Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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The Alexandria Canal officially opened on December 2, 1843. The seven-mile long canal extended from the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal in Georgetown to Alexandria's ports on the Potomac River. Boats brought coal, limestone, iron ore, port and . . . — — Map (db m147123) HM |
| On North St. Asaph Street north of Pendleton Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This building, originally built as a bottling plant for the Robert Portner Brewing Company in 1912, was purchased along with the land surrounding it by the American National Red Cross in the spring of 1941. It served as the organization's Eastern . . . — — Map (db m134971) HM |
| On Montgomery Street at North Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling west on Montgomery Street. |
| | This area, called "Cross Canal," was a neighborhood of black residents who settled across from the canal shortly after the Civil War. The canal, located just north of this marker, extended from the Potomac River to Washington Street, thence north to . . . — — Map (db m129476) HM |
| On North Pitt Street north of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | These stones are remnants of Lock #4 of the Alexandria Canal which once occupied this site. Completed in 1843, the canal linked the Alexandria waterfront with the C & O Canal in Georgetown. — — Map (db m131390) HM |
| On North Pitt Street just south of First Street, on the right when traveling south. |
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"Mr. A.C. made a daily visit to the spring, and attributed much of his usual good health to the Spa" (Alexandria Gazette 1862).
Mineral springs are popular places to visit and Alexandria's Spa Spring was no exception. . . . — — Map (db m147121) HM |
| Near Montgomery Street east of Rivergate Place, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This tide lock of the Alexandria Canal was one of four lock that together lowered boats about 38 feet to the Potomac River and raised them for their return trip. The remains of the other locks are now buried under modern construction.
This . . . — — Map (db m129199) HM |
| On North Fayette Street south of Wythe Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The rails embedded in the brick sidewalk along this block of Fayette Street come from the Alexandria and Fredericksburg Railroad. Chartered in 1864 and completed to Quantico by 1872, this rail line ran in the street and spurred industrial growth in . . . — — Map (db m115685) HM |
| On North Fayette Street south of Queen Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This modest, wood-frame building has played an important role in the segregated history of Alexandria. During World War II, the federal government encouraged women to join the war effort by providing safe and affordable day care. In Alexandria, as . . . — — Map (db m129190) HM |
| Near Oronoco Street at North Fayette Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | For over a century, this two-acre block was occupied by a mansion known as Colross. Built in 1800 by John Potts, the mansion, with its outbuildings, gardens, orchard, and a "clover lot" was in effect a small plantation.
Colross's owners . . . — — Map (db m72384) HM |
| Near North Alfred Street at Montgomery Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Funded by the U.S. Public Housing Administration and built by the Alexandria Housing and Redevelopment Authority (ARHA) between 1954 and 1959, the James Bland Homes was Alexandria's fourth public housing project, and it more than doubled the city's . . . — — Map (db m72374) HM |
| On North Alfred Street south of Princess Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The 1990 enlargement of this church is dedicated to God's glory and to the memory of the Afro-American Christians, many of them emancipated slaves, who became the congregation of Meade Church by Action of the vestry of Christ Church in 1873, two . . . — — Map (db m129187) HM |
| | Parker-Gray School opened on Wythe Street in 1920 to serve African American students in grades 1-8. Until upper-level classes were added in 1932, African Americans had to travel to the District of Columbia to attend high school. Civil rights . . . — — Map (db m98083) HM |
| On Wythe Street at North Alfred Street, on the right when traveling east on Wythe Street. |
| | Panel 1:
In the summer of 1939, Attorney Samuel W. Tucker organized six youths — William Evans, Otto Tucker, Edward Caddis, Morris Murray, Clarence Strange, and Robert Strange — for a “sit-in” at the segregated . . . — — Map (db m141636) HM |
| On North Columbus Street at Wythe Street, on the right when traveling north on North Columbus Street. |
| | Under the guidance of the Most Reverend Denis J. O'Connell, Bishop of Richmond, Saint Joseph's Church was built by Father Joseph J. Kelly, of the Society of Saint Joseph (the Josephites) with the assistance of many benefactors, among them being the . . . — — Map (db m129200) HM |
| On Powhatan Street west of North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Smoot Lumber Company Planing Mill was located in the southwest portion of this block. It was constructed in 1912 with W.A. Smoot & Co., Inc. and was designed by H.A. Riggs, a local Alexandria architect. This mill replaced an earlier mill located . . . — — Map (db m129201) HM |
| Near North Alfred Street at Montgomery Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | The racially integrated working-class neighborhood known as the Hump, named for the high ground at its northern boundary, once spanned three blocks, centering on the 800 block of Montgomery Street. The Hump was first settled in the decade following . . . — — Map (db m72500) HM |
| Near Wythe Street at North Patrick Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west. |
| | African Americans in Alexandria suffered, along with other of their race, when a segregated system prevented them from enjoying recreation facilities in their hometown.
From 1926 to 1951, the city had a municipal pool for white residents only. . . . — — Map (db m80843) HM |
| On Princess Street just east of North Patrick Street (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling east. |
| | Alexandria, occupied by Union troops in 1861, attracted many African Americans escaping slavery. In Jan. 1864, a group of formerly enslaved people organized Third Freedmen's Baptist Church (later Third Baptist Church). The congregation moved to this . . . — — Map (db m140583) HM |
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