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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Alexandria, Virginia
Adjacent to Alexandria, Virginia
▶ Arlington County (369) ▶ Fairfax County (474) ▶ Washington, D.C. (1956) ▶ Prince George's County, Maryland (524)
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GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| On Holland Lane at Jamieson Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Holland Lane. |
| | [Plaque on the left side of the entrance:]
From the establishment of Alexandria in 1749 to the present time, African Americans have been a vibrant part of this city's history. The City of Alexandria would not exist in its present form were . . . — — Map (db m131547) HM |
| On Eisenhower Avenue, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
The area west of the Mill Race complex once was a sloping meadow through which ran the meandering tail race of the Cameron Mills. The mill site itself was located beneath what is now the parking garage of the Hoffman Center complex. Built in the . . . — — Map (db m27230) HM |
| Near Duke Street (Virginia Route 236) at Daingerfield Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Peter Wise, a city councilman and tanner, established the Duke Street Tanyard in 1797. The Business was situated near the stone bridge on the east bank of Hooff's Run by West End Village. The tannery's ownership and name changed many times; Quakers . . . — — Map (db m72479) HM |
| On Duke Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In Loving Memory of Kate Waller Barrett, 1859-1925 First President American Legion Auxiliary Department of Virginia 1922 National President American Legion Auxiliary 1923
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This Tablet . . . — — Map (db m72401) HM |
| On Prince Street west of South Union Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | George Washington's 1749 Survey shows this lot fronting the Potomac River.
The original house on this site was built in 1783. It was destroyed in the great fire of January 18, 1827, which consumed 53 houses and numerous outbuildings in Old Town. . . . — — Map (db m71794) HM |
| On South Royal Street south of Prince Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built in 1880, 204 South Royal Street was originally the site of the Concordia Hotel. Commissioned by Jacob Borhaus, the Concordia incorporated every modern convenience. The original hotel entrance was located on Royal Street. A two story wing . . . — — Map (db m131347) HM |
| On Prince Street just east of South Pitt Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In 1850, William N. McVeigh bought a frame house on this site at public auction. Soon after the purchase, McVeigh had the small house demolished, and construction began on a pair of three-story brick houses. The Alexandria Gazette and . . . — — Map (db m146441) HM |
| On Prince Street just west of South Pitt Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
George Washington
purchased this lot in 1763
Frame house built 1798
Enlarged and encased
in brick in 1853
by William McVeigh — — Map (db m146414) HM |
| Near North Lee Street south of Cameron Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Alexandria's Changing Shoreline
In 1749 the town of Alexandria was laid out on 10 to 15 foot bluffs around a crescent of shallow water. The back edge of John Carlyle's property, where you are standing now, was about 15 feet above the Potomac . . . — — Map (db m129171) HM |
| Near North Union Street east of Fayette Alley, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
13,000 years ago
The Paleoindian Period
A Native American hunter during the Paleoindian period discards a broken spear point, on a bluff overlooking a tributary to the Potomac River at the southern edge of present-day Alexandria. . . . — — Map (db m115772) HM |
| On Washington Street (Virginia Route 400) at Wolfe Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street. |
| | On 17 Dec. 1785, George Washington endowed a school here in the recently established Alexandria Academy “for the purpose of educating orphan children.” In 1812, an association of free African Americans founded its own school here in . . . — — Map (db m813) HM |
| On King Street at North Union Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street. |
| | The launch of urban renewal in 1965 led to a boom of archaeological discoveries in Alexandria's Old and Historic District. As buildings were razed exposing artifact-laden layers of history, community outcry demanded that the City address and halt . . . — — Map (db m115770) HM |
| On N. Washington Street at Queen St., on the right when traveling south on N. Washington Street. |
| | On 21 August 1939, five young African American men applied for library cards at the new Alexandria Library to protest its whites-only policy. After being denied, William Evans, Edward Gaddis, Morris Murray, Clarence Strange, and Otto L. Tucker each . . . — — Map (db m82774) HM |
| On Cameron Street west of North Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This structure stands on the site of a late eighteenth-century brick dwelling, part of a complex owned by John Wise and leased to John Gadsby, both noted Alexandria tavern keepers.
The Alexandria Post No. 24, American Legion, purchased the . . . — — Map (db m129180) HM |
| Near Wilkes Street at South Royal Street, in the median. |
| | Three railroads developed in Alexandria during the mid-19th century, a period of limited industrial expansion for the City. Alexandrians had a invested heavily in the Alexandria Canal which opened in 1843, giving the city access to the rich . . . — — Map (db m72379) HM |
| On Cameron Street east of North Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Chartered A.D. 1788
Destroyed by Fire May 19, A.D. 1871
Rebuilt A.D. 1874
Adolf Cluss - Architect
This plaque mounted in cooperation with the City of Alexandria
by the Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22
Ancient Free and . . . — — Map (db m69947) HM |
| On Cameron Street east of North Royal Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Wording on stone tablet to left:
Alexandria, Virginia
County seat of Fairfax 1742-1800
Organized 13th July, 1749
Incorporated by the Assembly of Virginia 1779
Ceded to the Federal Government 1789
First boundary . . . — — Map (db m154017) HM WM |
| On North Fairfax Street at Cameron Street, on the right when traveling north on North Fairfax Street. |
| | Established in 1792, this was the first financial institution authorized by the General Assembly of Virginia. The building was completed in 1807. It is one of the oldest surviving commercial structures in Alexandria and is a fine local example of . . . — — Map (db m81250) HM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Alfred Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street. |
| | The Alexandria Library's Kate Waller Barrett Branch (2 blocks north, 1 block east) and the Alexandria Black History Museum (6 blocks north) have an unusual shared history. The library building was constructed in 1938 and named for Dr. Kate Waller . . . — — Map (db m115715) HM |
| Near Wharf Street east of Ford's Landing Way, on the right when traveling west. Reported unreadable. |
| | Between 1911 and 1912, Battery Cove, the shallow bay extending from the southern edge of Keith's Wharf southward to Jones Point, was [unreadable] for the Civil War Battery Rodgers and was used as a small [unreadable] for an extensive dredging . . . — — Map (db m127768) HM |
| On South Lee Street at Green Street, on the right on South Lee Street. |
| | Historical Site Defenses of Washington 1861-1865 Battery Rodgers
Here stood Battery Rodgers, built in 1863 to prevent enemy ships from passing up the Potomac River. The battery had a perimeter of 30 yards and mounted five 200 pounder Parrott . . . — — Map (db m41413) HM |
| On Prince Street east of South Alfred Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| |
This property
has been listed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Bayne-Fowle House
1854
[Additional plaques above:]
The Bayne-Fowle House
has been . . . — — Map (db m134975) HM |
| On South Washington Street north of Wolfe Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | African Americans escaping slavery found refuge in Alexandria after Union troops occupied the city in 1861. The Rev. Clement “Clem” Robinson established the First Select Colored School in 1862. Hundreds of students registered for day and . . . — — Map (db m98079) HM |
| On North Fairfax Street just north of Ramsey Alley, on the right when traveling north. |
| | In honor of Dr. Walter Powell, Founder and President of the Braddock Road Preservation Association — — Map (db m156481) HM |
| On Prince Street at South Pitt Street on Prince Street. |
| | Brigadier General Montgomery D. Corse, CSA
Born here in 1816, died Alexandria 1895.
Volunteer, Mexican War 1846-1848.
Prospector in California,
Commander, 17th Virginia Infantry Regiment, CSA.
Post-war civic leader and banker.
Buried . . . — — Map (db m65489) HM |
| On Prince Street east of South Fayette Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Built 1816-18 by
Capt. James McGuire
Occupied for much of his
Alexandria ministry by
Rev. Samuel Cornelius, Pastor
First Baptist Church, 1824-41
Restored 1964-65 by
Mr. & Mrs. John Page Elliott — — Map (db m66551) HM |
| On North Fairfax Street south of Cameron Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| |
This unique building, constructed of stone and set back from the street, was built by John Carlyle, a British merchant and one of the original founders of Alexandria. Witness to both domestic life and war, today the house stands as a museum . . . — — Map (db m156562) HM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Columbus Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street. |
| | Before the American Revolution, the Church of England was the established church of Virginia and part of the colonial government. For administrative purposes, the colony was divided into "parishes" and all residents paid taxes to maintain church . . . — — Map (db m115716) HM |
| Near North Fairfax Street south of Cameron Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Civil War Comes to Carlyle House
If you stood in this spot 150 years ago, you would be inside a building! In 1848 James Green purchased Carlyle House and the building in front of you, the first Bank of Alexandria. He turned it into a hotel . . . — — Map (db m129170) HM |
| On King Street east of South Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Here stood the home of
Col. John Fitzgerald
favorite aide-de-camp
and bosom friend of
Washington — — Map (db m115761) HM |
| On Prince Street just east of South Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | This house was built between 1784-1786 by Colonel Michael Swope, a Revolutionary War Battalion Commander, and his wife, Eva Kuhn Swope. Originally from York, PA, Colonel Swope was taken prisoner by the British at the beginning of the war and was . . . — — Map (db m149717) HM |
| On North Washington Street south of Cameron Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | "How sleep the brave who sink to rest
By all their country's wishes blest"
Beneath this mound lie the remains of thirty-four
Confederate Soldiers
Which were disinterred from the Alexandria Soldiers' Cemetery (Federal) and reinterred . . . — — Map (db m129286) HM WM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street. |
| | Dr. Bernard Stier, O.D. (1930-2005), practiced optometry at this address from the late 1950s to 1998. Dr. Stier moved his practice here after practicing at 716 King Street with his uncle, Dr. Moses Katz, O.D. (1913-1957). A longtime Alexandrian, Dr. . . . — — Map (db m115717) HM |
| Near Wharf Street east of Ford's Landing Way, on the right when traveling west. Reported unreadable. |
| | During the 17th century, settlers began to establish small plantations near landing places on the Potomac River. Oceangoing ships could load tobacco and other goods to export to Great Britain. The area that was to become Alexandria was still . . . — — Map (db m127772) HM |
| On King Street at North Pitt Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street. |
| |
One of King Street's greatest commercial buildings was built by one of Alexandria's most beloved citizens. Edgar Warfield, Jr. was born in 1842, and at the age of 18 he co-founded the "Old Dominion Rifles," a Confederate militia that served in . . . — — Map (db m115749) HM |
| On King Street at South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street. |
| | Alexandria's electric streetcar system, the Washington, Alexandria & Mount Vernon Railway, was established in 1892 between Alexandria and Mount Vernon. In 1896, the line extended into Washington, crossing the Long Bridge where the 14th Street Bridge . . . — — Map (db m115760) HM |
| Near Union Street at Cameron Street. |
| | As Planning Director (1977-1984) Engin Artemel led the City of Alexandria in planning for the transformation of its industrial waterfront to one that can be enjoyed by visitors and residents alike. Inspired by beautiful active urban waterfronts in . . . — — Map (db m99596) HM |
| On Cameron Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Erected by the Bicentennial Commission to mark the site of the first lot sold at Auction July 13th, 1749, — — Map (db m152581) HM |
| On South Fairfax Street north of Wolfe Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Panel 1 - upper middle of east face:
The First Presbyterian Church of Alexandria founded A.D. 1772 House of worship erected 1774. Destroyed by lightning July 20, 1835. Rebuilt on the same lot A.D. 1836.
Panel 2 - . . . — — Map (db m122164) HM |
| On Cameron Street east of North Pitt Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
Erected to the Memory
of the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
from
Alexandria, Virginia
who gave their lives during
the World War.
Geo. M. Anderton
Herbert Bernhard
Thos. W. Cook
John Crilly
Arthur Curran
Percy C. Dove . . . — — Map (db m129194) WM |
| Near King Street east of South St. Asaph Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
University of Virginia, LLB
1936
Admitted to practice before the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
1936
United States Naval Reserve Officer, World War II
1942-1946
Mayor and Member of City Council of City of Alexandria . . . — — Map (db m115750) HM |
| On South Alfred Street at Downham Way, on the right when traveling south on South Alfred Street. |
| | Organized 1774
Original building erected July 23, 1855
New addition erected October 30, 1972
Housing relics for future generations.
Gift of
Bernard B. Brown — — Map (db m65818) HM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at South Alfred Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street. |
| | In an 18th century town of mostly wooden buildings, where open flames provided heat, light and cooking on a daily basis, Alexandrians constantly faced the danger of fire. Water to fight fires had to be carried in buckets from nearby wells, town . . . — — Map (db m115714) HM |
| On North Washington Street south of Pendleton Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Alexandria's First Cotton Factory
On April 19, 1847, the Mount Vernon Manufacturing Company purchased this lot along North Washington Street. The present building on this site was completed a year later in 1848, becoming the city's first . . . — — Map (db m127782) HM |
| On North Royal Street at Cameron Street, on the left when traveling north on North Royal Street. |
| | Erected 1792. Popular resort and famous hostelry of the Eighteenth Century. Here was held in 1798 the first celebration of Washington's Birthday in which he participated, and from its steps Washington held his last military review and gave his last . . . — — Map (db m146) HM |
| On Cameron Street at North Royal Street, on the right when traveling west on Cameron Street. |
| | Restoration
In the early 20th century Alexandria's economy was struggling, despite major efforts to develop a strong industrial base. But by the early 1920s, inspired by efforts to restore the colonial city of Williamsburg, Virginia, . . . — — Map (db m129178) HM |
| On King Street at North Royal Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street. |
| | Gadsby's Tavern Museum consists of two buildings — the smaller c.1875 tavern and larger 1792 City Tavern and Hotel. While both were constructed by John Wise, they were made famous by John Gadsby, a rising tavern keeper who rented the buildings . . . — — Map (db m115755) HM |
| | This building dates to 1801. Between 1852-1911 the Alexandria Gazette newspaper was printed here. In 1862 while Alexandria was occupied by the North during the Civil War, Union soldiers burned this building because it was reported here that St. Paul . . . — — Map (db m41832) HM |
| On South Lee Street north of Duke Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Trustee of Alexandria 1752 until death in 1765, and was succeeded on board of trustees by George Washington. Member of House of Burgesses and moved the adoption of Patrick Henry's resolution on the "Stamp Act." — — Map (db m131392) HM |
| On King Street near North St Asaph Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | George Washington considered Alexandria his hometown after its founding in 1749, and it is here that he came to do business, learn the events of the world, pick up mail, and visit friends. His first association with the town was probably as a 17 . . . — — Map (db m115747) HM |
| On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling west on King Street. |
| | A visit to George Washington's Mount Vernon estate, about nine miles to the south, has long been viewed as a patriotic duty of Americans. In the late 19th century, visitors often traveled there from Washington by boat, stopping first in Alexandria. . . . — — Map (db m115719) HM |
| On South Fairfax Street at Prince Street, on the right when traveling north on South Fairfax Street. |
| | Steam Furniture Works. Established 1828. Green & Brother,
manufacturers of chamber, hall, parlor, dining-room, school, and church furniture. Wholesale and retail. Ssend for price list. Handrail, newells, balusters, brackets, bed-posts, table-legs; . . . — — Map (db m71742) HM |
| Near Jefferson Street at South Lee Street when traveling east. |
| |
The area around Jones Point, which lies just south of the nation’s capital, was an obvious location for early defensive fortifications. During the Civil War (1861-1865), Battery Rodgers was built overlooking the cove to guard the river approach . . . — — Map (db m69911) HM |
| On Cameron Street just west of North Fairfax Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| |
When Alexandria was founded in 1749, this corner was planned as the main intersection in the new town, with the streets named in honor of Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, a major land-owner in Northern Virginia. From Cameron Street, . . . — — Map (db m156477) HM |
| On King Street near Fairfax and Lee Streets, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Alexandria was named for the family of John Alexander, a Virginia planter who in 1669 acquired the tract on which the town began. By 1732, the site was known as Hunting Creek Warehouse and in 1749 became Alexandria, thereafter a major 18th-century . . . — — Map (db m47) HM |
| On Princess Street at North Washington Street, in the median on Princess Street. |
| | In the 1790's many Alexandria streets were paved with cobblestones. According to legend, Hessian soldiers provided the labor to cobble Princess Street. These cobbles remained essentially untouched until 1979, when the street was restored using the . . . — — Map (db m71813) HM |
| On Cameron Street west of North Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | [Top plaque]
Home of Charles Lee
First Collector of Customs, Alexandria
1789 - 1793
Designated an
Historic Customhouse
Vernon D. Acree
U.S. Commissioner of Customs
1976
[Bottom . . . — — Map (db m129176) HM |
| On Duke Street east of South Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Close personal friend and family physician of Washington. Surgeon in Braddock's campaign, also with Washington throughout the Revolutionary War. Was at his bedside when he died and received his last messages. — — Map (db m72341) HM |
| On North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400) at Oronoco Street, on the right when traveling south on North Washington Street. |
| | Eminent lawyer, he lived here until 1837. His son, Cassius Francis Lee until 1865. Edmund Jennings Lee served as Vestryman and Warden of Christ Church, whose Glebe lands he successfully defended from confiscation after the Revolutionary War. Major . . . — — Map (db m8566) HM |
| On Prince Street west of South Lee Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Was consulting physician in Washington's last illness. At the moment of Washington's death he stopped the bedroom clock, which can be seen in Alexandria Washington Lodge, and conducted the Masonic Funeral service at his grave. — — Map (db m71751) HM |
| |
Home of
George Gilpin 1740-1813
Member, Fairfax Committee of Safety
Colonel, Virginia Regiment Fairfax Militia,
Served with General George Washington
in New Jersey campaign and Battle of Germantown
Surveyor of the Town of . . . — — Map (db m115764) HM |
| On Cameron Street east of North Washington Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Famous Revolutionary Soldier, Father of Robert E. Lee. Was ardent supporter of Federalists. Defended Washington in political contests and delivered eulogy before Congress at Washington's Death in which he used the now famous phrase:
"First in . . . — — Map (db m72316) HM |
| Near Wolfe Street 0.1 miles east of South Union Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| |
All stories should end with accumulating snow.
Increasing depth racing the concluding plot
Erasing the physical details of the recent narrative
Leaving only softened shapes and relative positions
And as the end obliterating even . . . — — Map (db m143372) HM |
| Near North Washington Street near Cameron Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
Fellow townsmen, brother Masons, trusted friends, comrades in the cause of American Independence.
Col. Charles Simms
Col. Dennis Ramsay
Col. William Payne
Col. George Gilpin
Col. Philip Marsteller
Col. Charles Little
In memory . . . — — Map (db m129193) HM |
| On Prince Street east of South Fayette Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m66549) HM |
| On Prince Street at South Saint Asaph Street, on the right when traveling west on Prince Street. |
| | Farm house in Fairfax County, Virginia, located upon part of a seven hundred acre land patent granted to Margaret Brent in 1654. Owned and occupied by descendants of John Douglass Brown and Mary Goulding Gretter since 1816. — — Map (db m71738) HM |
| On King Street at Union Street on King Street. |
| | This building was the warehouse of John Fitzgerald, Alexandria merchant and officer of the third Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line.
Colonel Fitzgerald was a close friend of General George Washington and he was his secretary and aide-de-camp . . . — — Map (db m81247) HM |
| On South Royal Street at Jones Point Drive, on the left when traveling south on South Royal Street. |
| | American Indians first frequented Jones Point to hunt and fish. The point is likely named for an early English settler. By the 1790's, military installations were established at Jones point due to its strategic location on the Potomac River. The . . . — — Map (db m79997) HM |
| On Oronoco Street east of North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling east. |
| | Robert E. Lee left this home that he loves so well to enter West Point. After Appomattox he returned and climbed the wall to see “if the snowballs were in bloom.” George Washington dined here when it was the home of William Fitzhugh, . . . — — Map (db m8548) HM |
| On Oronoco Street at North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling east on Oronoco Street. |
| | “Light Horse Harry” Lee, Revolutionary War officer, owned this land in 1784. The house was built in 1785 by Phillip Fendall, a Lee relative. Renovated in 1850 in the Greek Revival style, the house remained in the Lee family until 1903. . . . — — Map (db m8567) HM |
| On King Street at North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling west on King Street. |
| | Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, father of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, purchased several lots on North Washington Street in Alexandria soon after the War for Independence. He lived with his family in a house on Cameron . . . — — Map (db m115721) HM |
| On Oronoco Street at North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling east on Oronoco Street. |
| | Built by Philip Richard Fendall in 1785 on land purchased from Henry (Light Horse Harry) Lee. Lee was a brilliant cavalry officer in the Revolution, close friend of George Washington, Virginia Assemblyman, member of Congress and Governor of . . . — — Map (db m128768) HM |
| Near North Union Street south of Cameron Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Discover the spirit of Alexandria that has been making history for well over two centuries
Founded in 1749, Alexandria was the center of commercial and political activity for early patriots such as George Washington as the seeds of the . . . — — Map (db m115776) HM |
| On North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400) at Queen Street, on the right when traveling south on North Washington Street. |
| | Built 1797 by John Wise, tavern keeper, and his residence, until 1799. Rental property when sold to Major Jacob Hoffman 1810–1825, included outbuildings, gardens, small sugar refinery. Next owner Elizabeth Thacker Hooe leased house to Benjamin . . . — — Map (db m8613) HM |
| On North Columbus Street. |
| | The first story was built in 1812 as the first female free school in Virginia endowed by Mrs. Martha Washington and Mr. W. B. Dandredge.
Potomac Lodge No. 38 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows purchased the property on November 15, 1841 and . . . — — Map (db m67083) HM |
| On Cameron Street west of North St. Asaph, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Erected (c.) 1800 by William Yeaton. Residence of Thomas, Ninth Lord Fairfax and his son Dr. Orlando Fairfax until 1875. — — Map (db m71811) HM |
| On King Street at North Royal Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street. |
| | Alexandria's Market Square was established only a few years after the town was founded in 1749. The site selected was centrally located in a prime block of the colonial settlement, immediately adjacent to the City Hall. At the time, Cameron and . . . — — Map (db m115757) HM |
| On King Street at South Pitt Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street. |
| | In the early morning hours of May 24, 1861, the day after a public referendum in Virginia supported secession from the United States, Alexandria was invaded by Union forces crossing the Potomac. Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth, the young commander of the . . . — — Map (db m115753) HM |
| Near Wilkes Street east of South Royal Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m72622) HM |
| On Cameron Street east of North Alfred Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Original Site
of
Immanuel
Lutheran Church
Founded 1870 — — Map (db m129185) HM |
| On King Street just west of North Pitt Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
[Marker is a series of photos:]
Washington, Alexandria and Mt. Vernon electric railway train at King and Pitt Streets, circa 1915.
Courtesy of Alexandria Library, Special Collections
North side of the 300 . . . — — Map (db m156844) HM |
| Near Strand Street south of King Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Pioneer Mill once stood at the end of Duke Street. The photograph shows the many wharves that occupied the blocks where buildings and parks now stand. Warehouses lined the Waterfront interspersed with processing plants for flour and fertilizer, . . . — — Map (db m115774) HM |
| Near King Street at Strand Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On August 29, 1814, Alexandria surrendered to the British forces. These terms of surrender protected American homes but gave the enemy flour, cotton, tobacco, and other goods as well as military supplies and weapons. On September 3, the . . . — — Map (db m143268) HM |
| On South St. Asaph Street just south of King Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
Originally constructed in 1883 as
The Columbia Firehouse
Restored as a restaurant under the
direction of James J. Matthews, Jr.
for Marilyn and Harry Lewis.
Completed November 1981
— — Map (db m156845) HM |
| On The Strand south of King Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | In the early 1800s Alexandria was part of the District of Columbia and an important port with its own militia. In summer 1814, though, Alexandria’s militia had been sent to defend Maryland from the British invasion. So on August 28, four days after . . . — — Map (db m81226) HM |
| On South Fairfax Street south of Prince Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Physician General and Director of Hospitals, Middle Department, Continental Army, Charter member, Society of the Cincinnati. Author of the first American Pharmacopoea. President of Board of Trustees of Alexandria Academy, at General Washington's . . . — — Map (db m71757) HM |
| On King Street west of Saint Asaph Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The 500 block of King Street has long been associated with retail trade in Alexandria. In the late 18th century, Adam Lynn, Sr. owned the quarter-block at this corner of King and St. Asaph Streets, where he operated a small bake shop selling . . . — — Map (db m115746) HM |
| On King Street at Strand Street, on the left when traveling west on King Street. |
| | Potomac River ferry companies date back to as early as 1740, when Hugo West received permission to operate a ferry from the Hunting Creek warehouse in Prince William over the Potomac River to Fraziers Point in Maryland "...the price for a man 1 . . . — — Map (db m143267) HM |
| On South Washington Street (Virginia Route 400) south of Gibbon Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | At the end of the 18th century, African Americans constituted half of the congregation at Alexandria's Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church. With support from Trinity, black members founded a separate congregation early in the 1830s, and their . . . — — Map (db m127781) HM |
| On South Royal Street north of Wolfe Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Founded 1795
by
Very Rev. Francis Jonatus Neale, S.J.
of Georgetown College
and
Colonel John Fitzgerald, Aide de Camp to General George Washington and one time Mayor of Alexandria
Prior to 1785, the Catholic community of Alexandria . . . — — Map (db m72355) HM |
| On S. Pitt Street north of Duke Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. — — Map (db m39307) HM |
| Near Cameron Street at North Columbus Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | The northern half of this block of Cameron Street, bounded by North Columbus Street on the east and North Alfred Street on the west, was the original site of the Moore-McLean Sugar Refinery. Within this half-acre lot was a five-story structure . . . — — Map (db m67028) HM |
| On North Fairfax Street at Cameron Street, on the right when traveling south on North Fairfax Street. |
| |
Here was held March 22 1785 the first conference between representatives Alexander Henderson and George Mason of Virginia and Major Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer, Mr. Chase and Mr. Stone of Maryland. This conference resulted in the framing of the . . . — — Map (db m81249) HM |
| On King Street near Royal Street. |
| | On this site stood Captain Joseph Pugmire and three lassies who conducted the first Salvation Army services in Alexandria. Later, the Salvation Army was located at 319 and 316 King Street from 1922 to 1965, when it moved to its present facility at . . . — — Map (db m143) HM |
| On North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400) north of Cameron Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On this site stood Beth El Hebrew Congregation’s synagogue, the first structure built as Jewish house of worship in the Washington metropolitan area. Founded in 1859, Beth El, the first reform Jewish congregation in the Washington area, is northern . . . — — Map (db m8604) HM |
| On Cameron Street west of North Lee Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
Erected by the
Bicentennial
Commission
to mark the site
of the first lot
sold at auction
July 13th, 1749
— — Map (db m131391) HM |
| On South Fairfax Street south of King Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Founded in 1792, the Stabler Leadbeater pharmacy operated on this site for 141 years serving many early patriots. The shop is a unique reminder of the period when manufacturing, wholesaling, and dispensing of medicines were combined as a single . . . — — Map (db m875) HM |
| On King Street at South Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street. |
| | The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum traces one of America's oldest continuously-run family businesses that combined manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing. Founded in 1792, and operated just across Fairfax Street until 1933, the pharmacy was . . . — — Map (db m115762) HM |
| On South Pitt Street south of Prince Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Built circa 1818 by Josiah Hewes Davis (1783-1862), rope maker and ship chandler who operated a rope walk at Jones Point. Purchased in 1847 by William Stabler (1795-1852) as a home for John Leadbeater (1808-1860), his brother-in-law and business . . . — — Map (db m71772) HM |
| On Prince Street east of South Columbus Street, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed. |
| |
Built in 1802 by Thomas Swann
Purchased in 1832 by
Henry Daingerfield and enlarged.
St. Mary's Academy 1889 - 1943
Restored in 1978 by
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Witt
— — Map (db m134974) HM |
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