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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Fairfax County

 
Clickable Map of Fairfax County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Fairfax County, VA (745) Alexandria Ind. City, VA (449) Arlington County, VA (515) Fairfax Ind. City, VA (52) Falls Church Ind. City, VA (168) Loudoun County, VA (390) Prince William County, VA (720) Washington, DC (2890) Charles County, MD (167) Montgomery County, MD (778) Prince George s County, MD (679)  FairfaxCounty(745) Fairfax County (745)  (449) Alexandria (449)  ArlingtonCounty(515) Arlington County (515)  (52) Fairfax (52)  (168) Falls Church (168)  LoudounCounty(390) Loudoun County (390)  PrinceWilliamCounty(720) Prince William County (720)   D.C.(2890) Washington (2890)  CharlesCountyMaryland(167) Charles County (167)  MontgomeryCounty(778) Montgomery County (778)  PrinceGeorge'sCounty(679) Prince George's County (679)
Fairfax is the county seat for Fairfax County
Adjacent to Fairfax County, Virginia
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Fairfax (52)  ►
Falls Church (168)  ►
Loudoun County (390)  ►
Prince William County (720)  ►
Washington, D.C. (2890)  ►
Charles County, Maryland (167)  ►
Montgomery County, Maryland (778)  ►
Prince George's County, Maryland (679)  ►
 
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1 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Battery Mount Vernon — (August 1898) —
On Fort Hunt Park Loop west of Fort Hunt Park Road, on the left when traveling west.
2 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Battery Sater — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Fort Hunt Park Loop, on the right when traveling north.
3 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Bethlehem Baptist Church —
On Fordson Road north of Sherwood Hall Lane (Virginia Route 626), on the left when traveling north.
4 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Beyond What You See Today — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On Fort Hunt Park Loop 0.4 miles west of George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the left when traveling east. Reported damaged.
5 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Civilian Conservation Corps — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On Fort Hunt Park Loop 0.4 miles west of George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the left when traveling east. Reported damaged.
6 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Fort Hunt Park — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Fort Hunt Park Loop, on the left when traveling east.
7 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Fort Washington—The Capital’s Guardian
On George Washington Memorial Parkway (at milepost 2) at Fort Hunt Road, on the right when traveling north on George Washington Memorial Parkway. Reported permanently removed.
8 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — E-94_1 — Gum Springs —
On Fordson Road at Richmond Highway (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west on Fordson Road.
9 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — E-94_2 — Gum Springs —
On Sherwood Hall Lane (Virginia Route 626) at Fordson Road, on the right when traveling west on Sherwood Hall Lane.
10 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Historic White House Gates — circa 1819 —
Near Kent Road 0.2 miles north of Outlet Road, on the right when traveling north.
11 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Hybla Valley Airport —
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Fordson Road, on the right when traveling south on Richmond Highway.
12 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — In Support of American Defense — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On Fort Hunt Park Loop 0.4 miles west of George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
13 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — E-69 — Little Hunting Creek —
On George Washington Memorial Parkway (at milepost 1) at Stratford Lane, on the right when traveling east on George Washington Memorial Parkway.
14 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Mount Vernon Memorial Highway — George Washington Memorial Parkway —
Near West Boulevard Drive south of Alexandria Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
15 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — P.O. Box 1142 — 1942 - 1946 —
On Fort Hunt Park Loop, on the left when traveling west.
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16 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Peake Family Cemetery —
Near Jackies Lane east of Brosar Court when traveling east.
17 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — People and the Land — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On Fort Hunt Park Loop 0.4 miles west of George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the left when traveling east. Reported damaged.
18 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — Protecting America's Legacy — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Fort Hunt Park Loop, on the right when traveling north.
19 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — The Last Defense — Fort Hunt
On George Washington Parkway at Fort Hunt Road, on the right when traveling north on George Washington Parkway. Reported missing.
20 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — The Thirteen Adjacent Elms — 1732–1932 —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway 0.1 miles west of Stratford Lane, on the right when traveling east.
21 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — To Commemorate the 250th Anniversary
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway 0.1 miles west of Stratford Lane, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
22 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — US Route 1 Wall of Aviation — Hybla Valley and Beacon Field — EW Robertson and HJ Lehman —
On RIchmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Ladson Lane (County Route 921), on the right when traveling south on RIchmond Highway.
23 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — E-146 — Woodlawn Methodist Church —
On Fordson Road, on the right when traveling south.
24 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria — WW II: A Battle Fought at Home and Abroad —
Near Fort Hunt Park Loop, on the left when traveling west.
25 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — A Fine Improvable Marsh — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway 0.2 miles north of Belle View Boulevard, in the median.
26 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — A Place to Rest—or Nest — George Washington Memorial Parkway —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway 0.2 miles north of Belle View Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
27 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — Anatomy of a Tidal Marsh — George Washington Memorial Parkway —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway 0.2 miles north of Belle View Boulevard when traveling north.
28 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — Belle Haven Park —
On Grove Drive 0.3 miles west of Woodmont Road, on the left when traveling west.
29 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — E-70 — Colonial Fort —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway (at milepost 7), on the right when traveling north.
30 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — Defenses of Washington — Fort Willard Park —
Near Fort Willard Circle.
31 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — C-37 — Desegregation of Community Clubs —
On Canterbury Lane east of Stanford Drive, on the right when traveling west.
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32 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — Fort Willard —
Near Fort Willard Circle.
33 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — Fort Willard — Fort Willard Park —
Near Fort Willard Circle.
34 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — Historic Jones Point — Mount Vernon Trail — George Washington Memorial Parkway, National Park Service
Near Mount Vernon Trail. Reported permanently removed.
35 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — These Trees —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway (at milepost 7).
36 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Belle View — Wasteland or Wetland? — What is Your Point of View? — George Washington Memorial Parkway —
On the Bell Haven Marina access road just east of George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the right.
37 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Groveton — A View from the Beginning / Explore Historic Huntley —
Near Huntley Meadows Lane west of Harrison Lane (County Road 723), on the right when traveling west.
38 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Groveton — Beacon Field Airport —
Near Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Memorial Street, on the right when traveling south.
39 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Groveton — E-102 — Fort Lyon —
Near North Kings Highway (Virginia Route 241) 0.7 miles north of Richmond Highway (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north.
40 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Groveton — Huntley —
On Huntley Meadows Lane west of Harrison Lane (County Route 723), on the right when traveling west.
41 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Groveton — Missing Views, Lost Stories — A View for All Time —
Near Harrison Lane (County Route 723) at Huntley Meadows Lane, on the right when traveling south.
42 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Groveton — New Views, New Voices — A View for All Time —
Near Harrison Lane (County Route 723) at Huntley Meadows Lane, on the right when traveling south.
43 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Groveton — Saint Mark's Episcopal Church —
On 6744 South Kings Highway (Virginia Route 633) north of Telegraph Road ( Route 611), on the right when traveling south.
44 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Groveton — Your View, Your Voice —
On Huntley Meadows Lane west of Harrison Lane (County Road 723), on the right when traveling west.
45 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Jefferson Manor — Fairview – Caught in History's Crossfire —
On Tennessee Drive east of Palin Place, on the left when traveling east.
46 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Jefferson Manor — Mount Eagle Mansion — George Washington Visited Here Often —
On Mount Eagle Drive 0.5 miles west of Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) when traveling west.
47 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Jefferson Manor — Parapet and Gun Platforms — Mount Eagle Park —
On Huntington Park Drive east of North Kings Highway ( Route 241), on the left when traveling south.
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48 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Kingstowne — Carrolltown —
On Kingstowne Village Boulevard at Summer Ridge Road, on the right when traveling east on Kingstowne Village Boulevard.
49 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Kingstowne — Olander Banks, Sr. and Margaret Lomax Banks —
On Old Telegraph Road 0.2 miles north of Hayfield Road ( Route 635), on the left when traveling north.
50 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Kingstowne — Potter’s Hill —
On Old Beulah Street at Hilltop Village Center Drive, on the left when traveling east on Old Beulah Street.
51 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Kingstowne — The Spy with the Glass Eye —
On Old Beulah Street near Hilltop Village Center Drive, on the right when traveling east.
52 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Lincolnia — B-260 — Historic Green Spring —
On Braddock Road (Virginia Route 620) at Witch Hazel Road, on the right when traveling north on Braddock Road.
53 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Lincolnia — Mount Pleasant Baptist Church —
On Lincolnia Road (Virginia Route 613) just south of Old Columbia Pike (County Road 712), on the right when traveling south.
54 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Advantageous Fencing —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
55 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Batteau Construction Project —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway at Mount Vernon Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
56 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Batteau Design —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway at Mount Vernon Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
57 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Bowling Green —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
58 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Colonial Revival Garden —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway 0.1 miles east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
59 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — E-67 — Doeg Indians —
On Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (State Highway 235), on the right when traveling south.
60 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Domestic Animals — Found in George Washington's Forest —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
61 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Dung Repository —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
62 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Espaliers and Cordons —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway 0.1 miles east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
63 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Fence and Ditch —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
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64 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Fruit Garden and Nursery —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
65 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — George Washington — Conservationist —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling east.
66 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — George Washington's Distillery and Gristmill in 1799 —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) 0.1 miles south of Grist Mill Woods Way, on the left when traveling south.
67 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — George Washington's Forest —
Near Mount Vernon Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Parkway.
68 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — E-73 — George Washington's Gristmill —
On Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (State Highway 235), on the right when traveling south.
69 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — George Washington's Landscape Design —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling east.
70 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Ha-ha Walls —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
71 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Hemp —
On Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling east on Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
72 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Horses — George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate —
On Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling east on Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
73 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — In Memory of the Many Faithful Colored Servants of the Washington Family —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
74 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Lower (Kitchen) Garden —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway 0.1 miles east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
75 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Mount Vernon's Slave Memorial — Faith. Hope. Love. —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
76 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Necessary —
Near Outlet 0.2 miles north of Lampert Road, on the right when traveling north.
77 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Nursery Beds —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
78 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Origin of the Purple Heart Trail — Mount Vernon, Virginia —
Near George Washington Parkway (Virginia Route 400) at Mount Vernon Highway ( Route 235).
79 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Original Mount Vernon High School —
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 1) at Gregory Drive, on the right when traveling north on Richmond Highway.
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80 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Other Useful Resources — In The Forest —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
81 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Park and Parkway — George Washington Memorial Parkway —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway at Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling north.
82 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Peter Hardiman and Family — George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate —
On Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling east on Mount Vernon Memorial Highway.
83 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Pope-Leighey —
On Outlet 0.3 miles north of Lampert Road, on the right when traveling north.
84 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Powel Coach —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
85 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Punt —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway at Mount Vernon Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
86 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Revolutionary War Encampment — George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling east.
87 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Riding Chair —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway at George Washington Memorial Highway.
88 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Seed Beds —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
89 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Slave Cabin —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
90 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Slave Cemetery —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at Mount Vernon Memorial Parkway.
91 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Slave Memorial —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at Mount Vernon Memorial Parkway.
92 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Slavery at Mount Vernon —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
93 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Slavery at Mount Vernon —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Route 235) at Mount Vernon Memorial Parkway.
94 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Soil Improvements —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
95 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Sundries Field —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway at Mount Vernon Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
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96 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — Sunrise to Sunset —
Near Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 235) at George Washington Memorial Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
97 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — The Fruit Garden —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway east of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway ( Route 235), on the right when traveling east.
98 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — The Mount Vernon Memorial Highway — 1732 – 1932 —
On Mount Vernon Memorial Highway (Virginia Route 400), on the left when traveling south.
99 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — The Old Vault —
Near George Washington Memorial Parkway at Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, on the right when traveling south.
100 ► Virginia, Fairfax County, Alexandria, Mount Vernon — The People of Woodlawn —
On Outlet 0.2 miles north of Lampert Road, on the right when traveling north.

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