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Potomac Town Hall and Firehouse Marker image, Touch for more information
By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 8, 2020
Potomac Town Hall and Firehouse Marker
101 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.
102 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — Potomac Yard History — Town of Potomac — 1908 - 1929 —
On Mount Vernon Avenue south of East Uhler Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
103 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac West — Rosemont — City of Alexandia, Est. 1749 — Alexandria Heritage Trail —
On Commonwealth Avenue at West Rosemont Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Commonwealth Avenue.
104 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac Yard — The Alexanders & Agriculture — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Potomac Yard —
On Potomac Avenue north of East Glebe Road, on the right when traveling north.
105 Virginia, Alexandria, Potomac Yard — Virginia's First Highways — City of Alexandria Est. 1749 — Potomac Yard —
On Potomac Avenue north of East Glebe Road, on the right when traveling north.
106 Virginia, Alexandria, Rosemont — Braddock Cannon
On West Braddock Road at Russel Road, on the right when traveling west on West Braddock Road.
107 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — "The Fort" and "Seminary" Community — Civil War to Civil Rights — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On West Braddock Road, 0.2 miles west of Marlboro Drive, on the right when traveling west.
108 Virginia, Alexandria, Seminary Hill — Jackson Cemetery — City of Alexandria Est. 1749
Near West Braddock Road, 0.2 miles west of Marlboro Drive, on the right when traveling west.
109 Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — Capt. James McGuire House
On Prince Street east of South Fayette Street, on the left when traveling east.
110 Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — James Harris House
On Prince Street east of South Fayette Street, on the left when traveling east.
111 Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — The West End — Alexandria Heritage Trail
Near Jamieson Avenue at Daingerfield Road, on the right when traveling west.
112 Virginia, Alexandria, Southwest Quadrant — William Clayborne Memorial
On South Columbus Street north of Green Street, on the right when traveling north.
113 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — A Chinquapin House — Alexandria Heritage Trail
On Chinquapin Drive, 0.2 miles south of King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling north. Reported damaged.
114 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — A Native American Village — Alexandria Heritage Trail
Near Francis Hammond Parkway, 0.2 miles east of Key Drive, on the right when traveling east.
115 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — Chinquapin Trek — Alexandria Heritage Trail
On Chinquapin Drive, 0.1 miles south of King Street (Virginia Route 7), on the right when traveling north.
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116 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — The Bloxham Cemetery: Portal to the Past — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On Business Center Drive east of Witter Drive, on the left when traveling north.
117 Virginia, Alexandria, Taylor Run — The Bloxham Family Cemetery — Alexandria Heritage Trail — City of Alexandria, est. 1749 —
On Business Center Drive south of Witter Drive, on the left when traveling north.
118 Virginia, Alleghany County, Alleghany — Z-223 — Alleghany County Va. / West Virginia
On Kanawha Trail (Virginia Route 311) 0.3 miles south of West Virginia Exit 183 (Interstate 64), on the left when traveling south.
119 Virginia, Alleghany County, Clifton Forge — Robert Gallaspy Land Grant — May 12, 1770 and June 22, 1772
On Main Street (Business U.S. 60) at Jefferson Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.
120 Virginia, Alleghany County, Covington — Z-286 — West Virginia / Alleghany County, Virginia
On Interstate 64, 0.6 miles east of Jerry's Run Road (Virginia Route 198), on the right when traveling east.
121 Virginia, Alleghany County, Falling Spring — The Road to the Kanawha — and Washington’s Route — Scenic Overlook —
On Hot Springs Road (U.S. 220) south of Falls Road (County Route 640), on the left when traveling north.
122 Virginia, Amherst County, Amherst — Kearfortt-Wood House
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 29) at Star Street, on the right when traveling south on South Main Street.
123 Virginia, Amherst County, Amherst — The Reverend Robert Rose — 1704-1751
On Patrick Henry Highway (Virginia Route 151) 0.2 miles south of Fletchers Level Road (Virginia Route 610), on the right when traveling north.
124 Virginia, Amherst County, Monroe — Water Gap
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 63.6), on the left when traveling north.
125 Virginia, Appomattox County, Bent Creek — Diuguidsville
On Richmond Highway (U.S. 60) at State Highway 26, on the right when traveling south on Richmond Highway.
126 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Alcova Heights — Alcova
On South 8th Street west of South Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120), on the right when traveling west.
127 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Arlington Forest — Mary Carlin House
On North Carlin Springs Road.
128 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Arlington View — Albert I. Cassell — 1895 - 1969
On South Quinn Street at 13th Street South, on the right when traveling north on South Quinn Street.
129 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Arlington View — George Washington Carver Cooperative Apartments — 1943 - 2015
On 13th Street South at South Quinn Street, on the right when traveling west on 13th Street South.
130 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Ashton Heights — Buckingham
On North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) at North Quincy Street, on the right when traveling north on North Glebe Road.
131 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Barcroft — 29 — Barcroft
On Columbia Pike (Virginia Route 244) at South Four Mile Run Drive, on the right when traveling west on Columbia Pike.
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132 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Bluemont — Arlington County in 1921 / John M. Walton, Architect
Near North Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120) just north of Fairfax Drive (Virginia Route 237), on the left when traveling north.
133 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Chain Bridge Forest — Pimmit Run and Chain Bridge
On North Glebe Road (State Highway 120) at 41st Street, on the right when traveling south on North Glebe Road.
134 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Chain Bridge Forest — The Mouth of Pimmit Run
On North Glebe Road (State Highway 120) at 41st Street, on the right when traveling north on North Glebe Road.
135 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Cherrydale — Cherrydale
On Military Road, on the right when traveling south.
136 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Clarendon — Arlington Post Office
On Washington Boulevard (Virginia Route 237) at North Hudson Street, on the right when traveling east on Washington Boulevard.
137 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Columbia Forest — Original Federal Boundary Stone, District of Columbia, Southwest 6 — Southwest No. 6 Boundary Marker
On South Jefferson Street, 0.1 miles south of Columbia Pike (Virginia Route 244), in the median.
138 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Columbia Heights — Arlington Village
On 13th Road South at South Edgewood Street, on the right when traveling east on 13th Road South.
139 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Columbia Heights — Selina Gray — 🔑
On 12th Street South at South Ross Street, on the right when traveling east on 12th Street South.
140 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Dominion Hills — Mace Park
Near 10th Road North at Patrick Henry Drive, on the right when traveling west.
141 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Donaldson Run — Birchwood
On 26th Street N at North Wakefield Street, on the right when traveling north on 26th Street N.
142 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Fort Myer — "Lest We Forget - We Stand on Your Shoulders"
On Ord and Weitzel Drive.
143 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Fort Myer — A Place of Division and Reunification — Arlington House — George Washington Memorial Parkway, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Sherman Drive north of Sheridan Drive, on the right when traveling north.
144 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Fort Myer — Evolving Vision — Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial — George Washington Memorial Parkway, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Sheridan Drive, 0.1 miles east of Humphreys Drive, on the right when traveling north.
145 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Fort Myer — The Path to Freedom — Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial — George Washington Memorial Parkway, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Sherman Drive at Sheridan Drive, on the right when traveling north.
146 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Fort Myer — Tree Ring Timeline
On Sherman Drive north of Sheridan Drive, on the right when traveling south.
147 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Foxcroft Heights — Freedman’s Village — A New Home for African Americans
On South Oak Street at Southgate Road, on the right when traveling north on South Oak Street.
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148 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Foxcroft Heights — Freedman's Village
On South Oak Street at Southgate Road, on the right when traveling north on South Oak Street.
149 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Glencarlyn — Moses Ball Grant
On Carlin Springs Rd., on the right when traveling north.
150 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Glencarlyn — Washington's Survey Marker
Reported missing.
151 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Green Valley — FREED, 2021 — Walter Hood — Laser cut aluminum panel and metallic gold urethane topcoat. —
On Shirlington Road south of 24th Street South, on the left when traveling north.
152 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Green Valley — 2019
On South Nelson Street south of South Four Mile Run Drive, on the left when traveling south.
153 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Green Valley — Green Valley
On South Four Mile Run east of South Nelson Street, on the left when traveling west.
154 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Green Valley — Late 1800's
On South Four Mile Run Drive east of South Nelson Street, on the left when traveling west.
155 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Green Valley — Living and Learning
Near South Kenmore Street north of 24th Street South, on the right when traveling south.
156 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Green Valley — Mid-Late 1800's
On South Four Mile Run Drive east of South Nelson Street, on the left when traveling west.
157 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Green Valley — Nauck: A Neighborhood History
On South Four Mile Run Drive at South Shirlington Road, in the median on South Four Mile Run Drive.
158 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Green Valley — Origins
On Shirlington Road south of 24th Street South, on the right when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
159 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Green Valley — Origins of Green Valley
Near South Kenmore STreet just north of 24th Street South, on the right when traveling south.
160 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, High View Park — Hall's Hill Wall
On 17th Road North west of North Culpeper Street, on the left when traveling west.
161 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Madison Manor — Brandymore Castle
Near Custis Memorial Highway (Interstate 66), on the right when traveling east.
162 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, North Highland — The Dawson-Bailey House
On North Taft Street, on the left when traveling east.
163 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, North Highland — The Dawson-Bailey Spring Site
On North Scott Street north of 21st Road North, on the right when traveling north.
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164 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, North Rosslyn — Rosslyn
On Langston Boulevard (U.S. 29) at North Fort Myer Drive, on the left when traveling east on Langston Boulevard.
165 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Potomac Overlook Regional Park — Native American Home Site
Near Marcey Road, 0.3 miles north of Overlook Trail, on the right when traveling north.
166 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Potomac Overlook Regional Park — This is Potomac Overlook!
On Marcey Road, 0.3 miles north of North Beechwood Place, on the right when traveling north.
167 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Potomac West — Four Mile Run and Flooding / The Restoration Project / I Live Here...Can You Find Me? / Public Art
Near South Eads Street, 0.1 miles south of South Glebe Road (Virginia Route 120), on the right when traveling south.
168 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport — Abingdon
169 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport — Abingdon Plantation
170 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport — Abingdon Plantation Restoration
171 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport — The Ages of Abingdon — Abingdon Plantation
172 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport — The Alexander Family — Abingdon Plantation
173 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport — The Custis Family — Abingdon Plantation
174 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport — The Hunter Family — Abingdon Plantation
175 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Rosslyn — Mount Vernon Trail — George Washington Memorial Parkway — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On Mount Vernon Trail, on the right when traveling south.
176 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Virginia Square — Old Ball Family Burial Ground
On Washington Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
177 Virginia, Arlington County, Arlington, Woodmont — Maywood
On North Lorcom Lane at North Edgewood Street, on the left when traveling west on North Lorcom Lane.
178 Virginia, Augusta County, Lyndhurst — Crop Protection from Predators
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 6), 6 miles south of Howardsville Turnpike (Virginia Route 610), on the right when traveling south.
179 Virginia, Augusta County, Lyndhurst — Everyday Hard Work - Year Round
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 6), 6 miles south of Howardsville Turnpike (Virginia Route 610), on the right when traveling south.
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180 Virginia, Augusta County, Lyndhurst — Mountain Farms: A Way of Life
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 6), 6 miles south of Howardsville Turnpike (Virginia Route 610), on the right when traveling south.
181 Virginia, Augusta County, Lyndhurst — Stone Fences
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 8.8).
182 Virginia, Augusta County, Lyndhurst — Subsistence and Survival
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 6), 6 miles south of Howardsville Turnpike (Virginia Route 610), on the right when traveling south.
183 Virginia, Augusta County, Lyndhurst — The Mountain Economy
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 6), 6 miles south of Howardsville Turnpike (Virginia Route 610), on the right when traveling south.
184 Virginia, Bath County, Hot Springs — Q-33 — Garth Newel
On Sam Snead Highway (U.S. 220) at Garth Newel Lane, on the right when traveling north on Sam Snead Highway.
185 Virginia, Bath County, Warm Springs — D-36 — Early Bath County Courthouses
On U.S. 220.
186 Virginia, Bath County, Williamsville — Settlement on Warm Springs Mountain
On State Highway 39 at Homestead Mountain Drive, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 39.
187 Virginia, Bath County, Williamsville — The Land and Natural Resources of Bath County
On Ingalls Overlook Trail at Mountain Valley Road (Virginia Route 39), on the right when traveling north on Ingalls Overlook Trail.
188 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — A Community at "the Mons" — Blue Ridge Parkway
Near Blue Ridge Parkway (at milepost 85.6) at Peaks Road (Virginia Route 43).
189 Virginia, Bedford County, Bedford — K-134 — Bedford
On East Main Street (Business U.S. 460) at Court Street, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.
190 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — Z-255 — Bedford County / Campbell County
On Lynchburg Highway (U.S. 460) at County Route 649, on the right when traveling east on Lynchburg Highway.
191 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — What happened to Poplar Forest after Jefferson's death?
Near Bateman Bridge Road. Reported missing.
192 Virginia, Bedford County, Forest — Why build the mounds?
Near Bateman Bridge Road. Reported missing.
193 Virginia, Bedford County, Lynchburg — Plantation Worker Housing
On Bateman Bridge Road.
194 Virginia, Bedford County, Timberlake — K-135 — Callaway-Steptoe Cemetery
On East Lynchburg-Salem Turnpike (U.S. 460) west of Ryland Drive, on the right when traveling west.
195 Virginia, Botetourt County, Buchanan — A 58 — Buchanan
On Main Street (U.S. 11) south of Washington Street, on the right when traveling south.
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196 Virginia, Botetourt County, Buchanan — A-91 — Looney's Ferry
On Main Street (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.
197 Virginia, Botetourt County, Cloverdale — A-81 — Old Carolina Road
On Lee Hwy (U.S. 11) south of 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
198 Virginia, Botetourt County, Fincastle — D-28 — Fincastle
On Fincastle Road (U.S. 220) at West Main Street (Local Route T-630), on the right when traveling north on Fincastle Road.
199 Virginia, Botetourt County, Nace — A-80 — Coming of the Railroad
On Lee Highway (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling south.
200 Virginia, Bristol — K-124 — Bristol Union Railway Station
On Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (Virginia Route 113) north of State Street, on the right when traveling north.

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