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Virginia, The City of Alexandria Historical Markers

These markers have been erected by the City of Alexandria, Virginia.
 
An American Indian Camp in the Uplands Marker image, Touch for more information
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 15, 2023
An American Indian Camp in the Uplands Marker
1 Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria West — An American Indian Camp in the Uplands — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On Mark Center Avenue at Mark Center Drive, on the left when traveling west on Mark Center Avenue.
2 Virginia, Alexandria, Alexandria West — Cabin in Historic Fairfax County — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On Mark Center Avenue at Mark Center Drive, on the left when traveling west on Mark Center Avenue.
3 Virginia, Alexandria, Eisenhower East — The Cameron Valley — Early Industrial Development in Western Alexandria — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On Eisenhower Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
4 Virginia, Alexandria, Eisenhower East — The Duke Street Tanyard — Alexandria Heritage Trail
Near Duke Street (Virginia Route 236) at Daingerfield Road, on the right when traveling east.
5 Virginia, Alexandria, Landmark — Bush Hill
On Eisenhower Avenue, 0.8 miles east of Metro Road, on the right when traveling east.
6 Virginia, Alexandria, Landmark — Cloud's Mill Race
On North Paxton Street at Cloude's Mill Drive, on the right on North Paxton Street.
7 Virginia, Alexandria, Landmark — Excavating Historic Ships — City of Alexandria — Est. 1749 —
Near Brenman Park Drive south of Duke Street (Virginia Route 236), on the left when traveling west.
8 Virginia, Alexandria, Landmark — Hensley Park — Dedicated June 1987
On Eisenhower Avenue, 0.7 miles west of Cameron Parke Court, on the left when traveling west.
9 Virginia, Alexandria, Landmark — James Marx All Veterans Park
Near North Pickett Street, 0.1 miles north of Duke Street (Virginia Route 236), on the right when traveling north.
10 Virginia, Alexandria, Landmark — Ponding and Preservation — City of Alexandria — est. 1749 —
Near Brenman Park Drive south of Duke Street (Virginia Route 236), on the left when traveling west.
11 Virginia, Alexandria, Landmark — Reconstructing the Past — City of Alexandria — Est. 1749 —
Near Brenman Park Drive south of Duke Street (Virginia Route 236), on the left when traveling west.
12 Virginia, Alexandria, Oakcrest — A Crossroads Through Time — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) 0.1 miles east of Marlee Way, on the right when traveling east.
13 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — 10 — African American Neighborhoods in the Civil War — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On South Lee Street just south of Wilkes Street, on the left when traveling south.
14 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Map — African American Waterfront Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
Near Thompsons Alley east of North Union Street, on the right when traveling east.
15 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Alexandria — A Place Through Time
Near North Union Street east of Fayette Alley, on the right when traveling north. Reported missing.
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16 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Alexandria Archaeology Museum — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street at North Union Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street.
17 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Alexandria, D.C. — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North West Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street.
18 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Barrett Library / Black History Museum
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Alfred Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street.
19 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Carver School — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Fayette Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street.
20 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Christ Church — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Columbus Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street.
21 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — City Jail: A Site of Racial Terror in Alexandria — Lynching of Benjamin Thomas, 1899 — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749 —
On North St. Asaph Street at Princess Street, on the right when traveling north on North St. Asaph Street.
22 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Edgar Warfield — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street at North Pitt Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street.
23 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Electric Railway — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street at South Royal Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street.
24 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — 2 — Fishtown — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On North Union Street at Princess Street, on the right when traveling north on North Union Street.
25 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Foot of King Street — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On King Street east of Strand Street.
26 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Freedom House Museum — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North West Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street.
27 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Friendship Firehouse — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at South Alfred Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street.
28 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Gadsby's Tavern — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On Cameron Street at North Royal Street, on the right when traveling west on Cameron Street.
29 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Gadsby's Tavern Museum — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street at North Royal Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street.
30 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — George Washington in Alexandria — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street near North St Asaph Street, on the right when traveling west.
31 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — George Washington Memorial Parkway — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling west on King Street.
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32 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Hall, Bank & Tavern — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On Cameron Street just west of North Fairfax Street, on the left when traveling west.
33 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — 9 — Hayti — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On Wilkes Street east of South Royal Street, in the median.
34 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — In Memory of Captain Ryan Wojtanowski — 1953 to 2016
Near Wolfe Street, 0.1 miles east of South Union Street, on the right when traveling east.
35 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Industrialization of the Strand — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
Near Strand Street just south of Prince Street, on the right when traveling south.
36 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — King Street Gardens Park
On Diagonal Road at King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the left when traveling east on Diagonal Road.
37 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Lee-Fendall House — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street at North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling west on King Street.
38 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Market Square — Old Town — Welcome City of Alexandria 1749 —
On King Street at North Royal Street, on the right when traveling west on King Street.
39 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Marshall House — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street at South Pitt Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street.
40 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Old Town Alexandria
On Cameron Street east of North Union Street, on the right when traveling east.
41 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Port City — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) west of South Fayette Street, on the right when traveling east.
42 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Retail in Alexandria — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street west of Saint Asaph Street, on the right when traveling east.
43 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — 3 — Retrocession — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On North Union Street at Queen Street, on the right when traveling north on North Union Street.
44 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — River Ferries — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street at Strand Street, on the left when traveling west on King Street.
45 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — 8 — Shipbuilding at Point Lumley — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On Duke Street east of The Strand, on the left when traveling east.
46 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Shipyard Park — Harborside
Near Wolfe Street, 0.1 miles east of South Union Street, on the right when traveling east.
47 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Shuter's Hill and the West End — Old Town —
On Diagonal Road west of Daingerfield Road, on the right when traveling west.
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48 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 —
On King Street at South Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street.
49 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Suffragists and a Courtroom Decision in Alexandria — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On South St. Asaph Street just south of Prince Street, on the right when traveling south.
50 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Alexandria Furniture District — City of Alexandia, Est. 1749
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at South Columbus Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street.
51 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Alexandria Lyceum — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at North Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling east on King Street.
52 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Athenaeum — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street at South Lee Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street.
53 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Civil War Comes to Alexandria — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On North Union Street at Cameron Street, on the right when traveling north on North Union Street.
54 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — 5 — The Domestic Slave Trade — City of Alexandia, Est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On Strand Street just south of King Street, on the right when traveling north.
55 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Edmonson Sisters — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On Duke Street (Virginia Route 236) at Holland Lane, on the right when traveling west on Duke Street.
56 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Gadsby's Tavern Ice Well
Near Cameron Street at North Royal Street, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
57 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Gadsby's Tavern Ice Well
On Cameron Street at North Royal Street, on the right when traveling east on Cameron Street.
58 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Growth of Upper King Street — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749 —
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) west of South Payne Street, on the left when traveling west.
59 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Law Office of Cohen, Cohen, and Hirschkop — Loving v. Virginia — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On King Street at North Pitt Street when traveling west on King Street.
60 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Lynching of Benjamin Thomas — August 8, 1899
On King Street at South Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street.
61 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — The Port City — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street at North Lee Street, on the left when traveling east on King Street.
62 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — 7 — The River Queen — City of Alexandria, Virginia — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On Prince Street east of The Strand, on the right when traveling west.
63 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Timberman Brothers — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street at South Washington Street (Virginia Route 400), on the right when traveling east on King Street.
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64 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Torpedo Factory Art Center — City of Alexandria, Virginia — Dedicated April 30, 1983 —
On North Union Street north of Fayette Alley, on the right when traveling north.
65 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Torpedo Factory Art Center — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On North Union Street south of Cameron Street, on the right when traveling south.
66 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — War of 1812 — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street at South Union Street, on the right when traveling east on King Street.
67 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Waterfront Archaeology — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
Near Strand Street just south of Prince Street, on the right when traveling south.
68 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Wilkes Street Tunnel — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On South Union Street, 0.1 miles south of Wolfe Street, on the right when traveling south.
69 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — Windmill Hill — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On South Union Street just north of Gibbon Street, on the left when traveling north.
70 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — World War I Memorial
On Cameron Street east of North Pitt Street, on the right when traveling east.
71 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town — 11 — Zion Baptist Church — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On South Lee Street south of Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north.
72 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town North — 1 — African American Neighborhoods — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
Near Madison Street east of Mt. Vernon Trail, on the right when traveling east.
73 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town North — Cross Canal — Historic Site
On Montgomery Street at North Fairfax Street, on the right when traveling west on Montgomery Street.
74 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town North — Cross Canal Neighborhood, 1860s - 1960s — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749 —
On Mt. Vernon Trail at Canal Center Plaza (First Street), on the right when traveling south on Mt. Vernon Trail.
75 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town North — Life in "The Berg" — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On Wythe Street just east of North Pitt Street, on the right when traveling east.
76 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town North — Next Door Neighbors — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On Wythe Street just east of North Pitt Street, on the right when traveling east.
77 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town North — Origins of "The Berg" — Alexandria's Freedmen — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On Wythe Street just east of North Pitt Street, on the right when traveling east.
78 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town North — The Alexandria Canal Company, 1830 - 1886 — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749 —
On Mt. Vernon Trail north of Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling south.
79 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town North — The Old Dominion Glass Company — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749 —
On Mount Vernon Trail at Montgomery Street, on the right when traveling south on Mount Vernon Trail.
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80 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town North — The Tale of Spa Spring — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, Virginia —
On North Pitt Street just south of First Street, on the right when traveling south.
81 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — Alexandria Black History Museum — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749 — History —
On North Alfred Street just south of Wythe Street, on the right when traveling south.
82 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — Alexandria Library Sit-In — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On Queen Street just east of North Columbus Street, on the right when traveling west.
83 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — Carver Nursery School / Post 129 — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On North Fayette Street south of Queen Street, on the right when traveling south.
84 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — Colross-Alexandria's Urban Phoenix — Alexandria Heritage Trail
Near Oronoco Street at North Fayette Street, on the right when traveling west.
85 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — From Factory to Housing — The History of 515 N. Washington Street — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On North Washington Street south of Pendleton Street, on the right when traveling north.
86 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — Grosvenor Hospital — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On North Washington Street just north of Princess Street, on the left when traveling north.
87 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — Ramsey Homes — City of Alexandria, est. 1749
On Wythe Street at North Patrick Street (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling west on Wythe Street.
88 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — Robert Robinson Library 1940 — Alexandria Black Resource Center / History Museum - 1989
On Wythe Street at North Alfred Street, on the right when traveling east on Wythe Street.
89 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — Shuter's Hill — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at Commonwealth Avenue on King Street.
90 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — The Baggett and Hellmuth Slaughterhouse — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On North West Street just north of Queen Street, on the right when traveling south.
91 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — The Civil War & Archaeology of the Block — City of Alexandria, Est. 1749
On North Patrick Street (U.S. 1) just north of Pendleton Street, on the right when traveling north.
92 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — The First Parker-Gray School — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On Wythe Street just east of North Patrick Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
93 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — The Hump: Open Lots For Blocks
Near North Alfred Street at Montgomery Street, on the left when traveling north.
94 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — The Memorial Pool — Casualties of Segregation
Near Wythe Street at North Patrick Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling west.
95 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — The Student-Athletes of Parker-Gray High School — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
Near Madison Street just east of North Patrick Street (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling east.
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96 Virginia, Alexandria, Old Town West — War, Rails, and Wells — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On Pendleton Street west of North Fayette St., on the right when traveling west.
97 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — Alexandria War Memorial — City of Alexandria — est. 1749 —
On King Street (Virginia Route 7) at Callahan Drive, on the right when traveling east on King Street.
98 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans Memorial
On Commonwealth Avenue at Groves Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Commonwealth Avenue.
99 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — History at Four Mile Run Park — La historia de Four Mile Run
Near Commonwealth Avenue north of Luna Park Drive, on the left when traveling north.
100 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — Potomac Town Hall and Firehouse — Town of Potomac — 1908 - 1929 —
On East Windsor Avenue just east of Mt. Vernon Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

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